Davide Tizzano (born 21 May 1968 in Naples) is a retired

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 ...

from Italy and a double

Olympic Olympic or Olympics may refer to Sports Competitions * Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896 ** Summer Olympic Games ** Winter Olympic Games * Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece bet ...

gold medalist. He won his first gold medal at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

in Seoul, in the quadruple scull. Eight years later he formed a team with

Agostino Abbagnale Agostino Abbagnale (born 25 August 1966) is an Italian rower and triple Olympic gold medalist. He is the younger brother of multiple Olympic medalists Carmine Abbagnale and Giuseppe Abbagnale. Biography Abbagnale was born in Pompei. He wo ...

, with whom he triumphed in the men's double scull event.

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* * * 1968 births Living people Italian male rowers Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for Italy Olympic gold medalists for Italy Rowers from Naples Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for Italy 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub