Giuseppe Galante

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Born(1937-09-02)2 September 1937
Domaso, Italy
Died20 December 2021(2021-12-20) (aged 84)
Domaso, Italy
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight75 kg (165 lb)[1]
Giuseppe Galante
Galante (second left) with the Italian coxed four at the 1964 European Championships
Personal information
Born(1937-09-02)2 September 1937
Domaso, Italy
Died20 December 2021(2021-12-20) (aged 84)
Domaso, Italy
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight75 kg (165 lb)[1]
Sport
SportRowing
ClubCanottieri Sampierdarenesi
Canottieri Falk Dongo[1]
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1960 RomeCoxless four
Silver medal – second place1964 TokyoCoxed four
European Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place1961 PragueCoxless four
Bronze medal – third place1964 AmsterdamCoxed four

Giuseppe Galante (2 September 1937 – 20 December 2021) was an Italian rower.

Galante was born in Domaso on 2 September 1937.[1] He won a silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics[1] and a European title in 1961 in the coxless four.[2] He then changed to the coxed four and won a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics[1] and a bronze at the 1964 European Championships.[3] His team finished fourth at the 1968 Games.[1] Galante died on 20 December 2021, at the age of 84.[4]

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