Giuseppe Abbagnale (born 24 July 1959 in

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) is the current President of the Italian Rowing Federation and former

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who won multiple

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world and Olympic championships with his brother Carmine Abbagnale. The Abbagnale brothers are the older brothers of the three-time Olympic champion Agostino.

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He received a gold medal in coxed pair with Giuseppe Di Capua (cox) and his younger brother

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, at the

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."1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Rowing"
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behind another pair of brothers, Greg and Jonny Searle."1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Rowing"
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abbagnale, Giuseppe 1959 births Living people Italian male rowers Olympic rowers of Italy Olympic gold medalists for Italy Rowers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in rowing World Rowing Championships medalists for Italy Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Italy Thomas Keller Medal recipients People from Pompei Competitors at the 1979 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 1991 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 1993 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in rowing Sportspeople from the Province of Naples

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