B. 1966-08-25, Pompei, near Napoli, Italy
Rowing (3 gold)
1988 | 1996 | 2000 | HP | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Double Sculls | gold | 16000 | |||
Double Fours | gold | gold | 19200 | ||
35200 |
The younger brother of Carmine and Giuseppe
Abbagnale outscored them by winning a third gold medal at Sydney.
B. 1962-01-05, Italy
Rowing (2 gold, 1 silver)
1984 | 1988 | 1992 | HP | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Coxed Two | gold | gold | silver | 31500 |
31500 |
At Barcelona, the brothers Carmine and Giuseppe Abbagnale
were destined to become the only pair (even trio, counting their
cox Giuseppe di Capua) to win three titles,
but they were unexpectedly beaten by another pair of brothers, the Searles.
B. 1959-07-24, Italy
Rowing (2 gold, 1 silver)
1984 | 1988 | 1992 | HP | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Coxed Two | gold | gold | silver | 31500 |
31500 |
At Barcelona, the brothers Giuseppe and Carmine Abbagnale
were destined to become the only pair (even trio, counting their cox
Giuseppe di Capua) to win three titles, but they
were unexpectedly beaten by another pair of brothers, the Searles.
(315 HP)
Olympic Competitor nr 1122
Olympic Competitor nr 1641
Olympic Competitor nr 1647
B. 1971-01-04, Baki, Azerbaijan
Wrestling, freestyle (1 gold, 1 silver)
1996 | 2000 | 2004 | HP | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Flyweight | silver | 15624 | ||
Bantamweight | gold | |||
Featherweight | 14th | |||
15624 |
Olympic Competitor nr 1463
Sweden
Wrestling, Greco-Roman (1 silver)
2000 | 2004 | 2008 | HP | |
---|---|---|---|---|
-74 kg | sixth | 6960 | ||
-84 kg | silver | (bronze) | ||
6960 |
He was not happy with his decision in the semi-final, so after receiving his bronze medal, he put it on the floor and left the building. He was disqualified for this behaviour.
B. 1980-08-16, Remiremont, France
Cycling, Mountain Bike (2 gold)
2004 | 2008 | HP | |
---|---|---|---|
Cross-Country | gold | gold | 19200 |
19200 |
(a horse)
Equestrianism - dressage (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
1960 | 1964 | 1968 | HP | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dressage, individual | gold | bronze | fourth | 18500 |
Dressage, team | bronze | silver | 1640 | |
20140 |
The most successful horse in Olympic history was ridden by Sergei Filatov
in 1960 and 1964, and by Ivan Kalita in 1968.
last modified 2002-10-27
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