Dante Secchi (14 August 1910 – 17 February 1981) was an Italian

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

who competed in the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ...

. He was born and died in

Livorno Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of the Tuscany region of Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 152,916 residents as of 2025. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn ...

. In 1936 he won the silver medal as crew member of the Italian boat in the eights event.

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1910 births 1981 deaths Italian male rowers Olympic rowers for Italy Rowers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Italy Rowers from Livorno Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub