Antonio Scaduto (born 1 December 1977) is an Italian

canoe sprint Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race in specially designed sprint canoes or sprint kayaks on calm water over a short distance. Prior to November 2008, canoe sprint was known as flatwater racing. The term is still in use today ...

er who has competed since the early 2000s. Competing in two

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, he won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at

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. Scaduto also won a bronze medal in the K-4 500 m event at the

2005 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 2005 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Zagreb, Croatia, in August 2005. Men race as individuals, pairs and quads over 200m, 500m and 1000m in both Canoe (Canadian) (C) and Kayak (K) events, giving a total of 18 gold medals. W ...

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* * * 1977 births Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Italian male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for Italy Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in canoeing Canoeists of Fiamme Gialle 21st-century Italian sportsmen People from Augusta, Sicily 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-canoe-bio-stub