Francesco Fossi (born 15 April 1988) is an Italian rower. He competed in the Men's quadruple sculls event at the

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and the men's double sculls at the

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. In the latter event, he finished fourth with teammate

Romano Battisti Romano Battisti (born 21 August 1986) is an Italian yachtsman and former rower, who won silver medal in double sculls at the 2012 Summer Olympics, with Alessio Sartori. Biography Paired with Francesco Fossi at the 2016 Rio Olympics, he came ...

. He has also won a silver medal in the men's double sculls, again with Battisti, at the

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. The previous year, the pair had won a bronze in the same event. The pair also won the European title in

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. Fossi was also part of the Italian team that won bronze in the men's quadruple sculls at the 2011 European Championships.

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* Italian male rowers Olympic rowers for Italy Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Florence 1988 births Living people World Rowing Championships medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in rowing Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games European Rowing Championships medalists 21st-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-rowing-bio-stub