Valter Molea
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Valter•Molea |
| Used name | Valter•Molea |
| Born | 8 July 1966 in Napoli, Napoli (ITA) |
| Measurements | 192 cm / 90 kg |
| Affiliations | G.S. Fiamme Oro, Roma (ITA) |
| NOC |  Italy |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Valter Molea competed at four Olympics from 1988-2000, with his best result coming at his fourth attempt. On that occasion, the Italian coxless four of Molea, Riccardo Dei Rossi, Lorenzo Carboncini and Carlo Mornati finished just 38 hundredths of second behind the Great Britain gold-medal winning crew, led by Steven Redgrave. Molea won two World Championship gold medals, at Indianapolis in 1994 and Tampere the following year. On both occasions, he was with the coxless fours. After his retirement Molea remained involved in the sport as a co-ordinator of young rowers.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Summer Olympics | Rowing | ITA |
Valter Molea | |||
| Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic) | Italy | 5 | ||||
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Rowing | ITA |
Valter Molea | |||
| Eights, Men (Olympic) | Italy | 9 | ||||
| 1996 Summer Olympics | Rowing | ITA |
Valter Molea | |||
| Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic) | Italy | 6 | ||||
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Rowing | ITA |
Valter Molea | |||
| Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic) | Italy | 2 | Silver |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Universiade (1–0–0 1987 Zagreb ROW gold: eights)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Mediterranean Games (0–2–0 1993 Linguadoca-Roussillon ROW silver: coxless fours; 1997 Bari ROW silver: coxless fours)
- Listed in Olympians Who Received the Italian Olympic Association (CONI) Gold Medal ()