Renzo Vestrini

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameRenzo•Vestrini
Used nameRenzo•Vestrini
Born22 May 1906 in Firenze, Firenze (ITA)
Died29 October 1976 in Maracaibo, Zulia (VEN)
AffiliationsU.C. Livornesi, Livorno (ITA)
NOC Italy

Biography

Renzo Vestrini was an Italian rower who later became a renowned artist. Vestrini joined Unione Canottieri Livornese shortly after its founding in 1919. At the 1926 European Championship Vestrini placed second, with his brother Pier Luigi and coxswain Cesare Milani. They would improve and win the European title in 1927 and 1929, sandwiched around a disappointing performance at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. Domestically Renzo won four Italian titles.

After he left shells behind, Vestrini focused on his painting, settling in Paris, where his art matured, and then in Venezuela, becoming a Venezuelan citizen in 1943. He had numerous international exhibitions of his art. In his later years he also worked in architecture, building the Municipal Palace of Maracaibo, the Padre Claret Church, and the Church of the Olivos, all in South America.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1928 Summer Olympics Rowing ITA Renzo Vestrini
Coxed Pairs, Men (Olympic) Italy AC h1 r3/5

Olympic family relations