Fulvio Balatti (3 January 1938 – 28 October 2001) was an Italian rower who competed in the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...

and in the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subseq ...

. 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, 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, 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 s ...

, his coxless four won bronze. At the

, 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 Rowers from the Province of Lecco Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists People from Mandello del Lario 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub