Tullio Baraglia

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameTullio•Baraglia
Used nameTullio•Baraglia
Born21 July 1934 in Trezzone, Como (ITA)
Died23 November 2017 in Gera Lario, Como (ITA)
Measurements188 cm / 87 kg
AffiliationsCanottieri Falck, Dongo (ITA)
NOC Italy
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 1
Bronze 1
Total 2

Biography

Tullio Baraglia was a member of Canottieri Falck, the club that dominated Italian rowing scene in fours (both coxed and coxless) in the late 1950s and 1960s. The Falck steel- and ironworks had been established in the Lake Como region in the early 1800s and by the mid-20th century were the largest employer of the region. The company’s sports club was established in 1927 and the rowing section founded in 1945, when Antonio Veronesi, himself a successful rower, became vice-president of the company. Veronesi encouraged laborers to join the club and hired a coach, Pietro Galli, in hopes of advertising the firm through sports, and he was successful, as Canottieri Falck crews won two Olympic silvers (coxless fours in 1960 and coxed fours in 1964) and a bronze (coxless fours in 1968), one European title (coxless fours in 1961) and 53 Italian titles in various classes over the time-span of 20 years until the club went defunct in 1977 during the 1970s industrial crisis that hit Falck steel- and ironworks hard.

Baraglia, a steel worker from Gera Lario, a small village in the northern end of Lake Como, was one of the strongest rowers of Canottieri Falck at the end of the 1950s and early 1960s. With Canottieri Falck crews, Baraglia won an Olympic coxless fours silver in 1960 and European coxless fours title in 1961. After finishing a disappointing fourth in coxless fours at the 1962 World Championships, Baraglia retired from sports. Baraglia came back in 1967 in hopes to compete in his second Olympics and after being selected to represent Italy with his Canottieri Falck crew in coxless fours at the 1968 Olympics, Baraglia won his second Olympic medal, a bronze. After Mexico, Baraglia retired from rowing for good and worked with Falck until his retirement.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1960 Summer Olympics Rowing ITA Tullio Baraglia
Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic) Italy 2 Silver
1968 Summer Olympics Rowing ITA Tullio Baraglia
Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic) Italy 3 Bronze