The Italian Rowing Federation (, FIC) is the national governing body for the rowing sport in Italy. The FIS is currently based in
Turin
Turin ( , ; ; , then ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is main ...
. The FIC was founded is 1888.
From 2012 the President of the Federation is the
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 ...
legend
Giuseppe Abbagnale
Giuseppe Abbagnale (born 24 July 1959) is an Italian former rower. He is the current president of the Italian Rowing Federation prior of which he won multiple coxed pair world and Olympic championships with his brother Carmine Abbagnale.
The A ...
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See also
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Italy national rowing team
The Italy national rowing team represents Italy in International rowing competitions such as Summer Olympic Games, Olympic Games, World Rowing Championships or European Rowing Championships.
History
The Italian national rowing team has participat ...
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Rowing
Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically a ...
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