Franco Faggi

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameFrancesco "Franco"•Faggi
Used nameFranco•Faggi
Born8 March 1926 in Perledo, Lecco (ITA)
Died12 June 2016 in Perledo, Lecco (ITA)
AffiliationsCanottieri Moto Guzzi, Mandello del Lario (ITA)
NOC Italy
Medals OG
Gold 1
Silver 0
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Francesco Faggi was part of a coxless four that was composed of four men from the same factory from the town of Mandello del Lario, on the shores of the Como Lake. The quartet had won the 1947 European Championships, making them a favorite for the 1948 Olympics. They won comfortably at Henley, and went on to retain their European title in 1949 and 1950. Returning for a second Olympic title in Helsinki, they were eliminated in the semi-finals, complaining that the Olympic rowing regatta was held on an inlet of the Baltic Sea.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1948 Summer Olympics Rowing ITA Franco Faggi
Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic) Italy 1 Gold
1952 Summer Olympics Rowing ITA Franco Faggi
Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic) Italy 2 h2 r4/5

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