Michelangelo Bernasconi
Italian rower (1901–1943)
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Michelangelo Bernasconi (17 September 1901 – 21 March 1943), also known as Piastrella, was an Italian rower. He competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam with the men's single sculls where he was eliminated in the round two repechage.[2][3] He was killed in action in 1943 fighting in World War II in Tunisia.[4]
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| Born | 17 September 1901[1] Como, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 March 1943 (aged 41) Najura, Tunisia[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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