Fulvio Balatti (3 January 1938 – 28 October 2001) was an Italian

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is di ...

who competed in the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

and in the 1964 Summer Olympics. He was born in

Mandello del Lario Mandello del Lario ( Lecchese: ) is an Italian town and ''comune'' in the province of Lecco, in Lombardy, on Lake Como. Since 1921, Mandello del Lario has been home to Moto Guzzi—the Italian motorcycle manufacturer, now a subsidiary of Piag ...

in 1938 and rowed for GS Moto Guzzi. At the

1958 European Rowing Championships The 1958 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on Lake Malta in the city of Poznań in Poland. Men competed in all seven Olympic boat classes (M1x, M2x, M2-, M2+, M4-, M4+, M8+), and women entered in five boat classes (W1x, ...

, Balatti rowed for the eight and won gold. At the

, he was a crew member of the Italian boat that won the bronze medal in the coxed four event. At the

1961 European Rowing Championships The 1961 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on the Vltava (Moldau) in the Czechoslovakian capital Prague. The event for women was held from 18 to 20 August, and 9 countries competed with 32 boats. The event for men was he ...

, Balatti was back in the eight and won gold. At the 1963 European Rowing Championships, he was part of the coxless four that won silver. At the

1964 European Rowing Championships The 1964 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on the Bosbaan regatta course in the Dutch capital Amsterdam. Women competed from 31 July to 2 August. Men competed the following week from 6 to 9 August. Men competed in all se ...

, his coxless four won bronze. At the 1964 Summer Olympics, he was part of the Italian boat that finished fifth in the coxless four event. Balatti died on 28 October 2001.

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1938 births 2001 deaths Italian male rowers Olympic rowers for Italy Rowers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Sportspeople from the Province of Lecco Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists People from Mandello del Lario {{Italy-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub