Fulvio Balatti (3 January 1938 – 28 October 2001) was an Italian rower who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Fulvio Balatti
Personal information
Born(1938-01-03)3 January 1938
Mandello del Lario, Italy
Died28 October 2001(2001-10-28) (aged 63)
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight88 kg (194 lb)[1]
Sport
SportRowing
ClubGS Moto Guzzi
Medal record
Men's rowing
Bronze medal – third place 1960 Rome Coxed four
European Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1958 Poznań Eight
Gold medal – first place 1961 Prague Eight
Silver medal – second place 1963 Copenhagen Coxless four
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Amsterdam Coxless four

He was born in Mandello del Lario in 1938 and rowed for GS Moto Guzzi.[1][2]

At the 1958 European Rowing Championships, Balatti rowed for the eight and won gold.[3] At the 1960 Summer Olympics, he was a crew member of the Italian boat that won the bronze medal in the coxed four event.[1] At the 1961 European Rowing Championships, Balatti was back in the eight and won gold.[3] At the 1963 European Rowing Championships, he was part of the coxless four that won silver.[4] At the 1964 European Rowing Championships, his coxless four won bronze.[4] At the 1964 Summer Olympics, he was part of the Italian boat that finished fifth in the coxless four event.[1]

Balatti died on 28 October 2001.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fulvio Balatti". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Fulvio Balatti". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  4. ^ a b Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer o.Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 29 December 2017.