Renzo Sambo (17 January 1942 – 10 August 2009)Renzo Sambo's obituary
ilmessaggero.it was an Italian rower who had his best achievements in the

coxed pair A coxed pair, abbreviated as a 2+, is a racing shell used in the rowing (sport), sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat with sweep (rowing), sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain (rowing), coxswain (cox ...

s, together with

Primo Baran Primo Baran (born 1 April 1943) is a retired Italian rower who had his best achievements in the coxed pair A coxed pair, abbreviated as a 2+, is a racing shell used in the rowing (sport), sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two p ...

and

coxswain The coxswain ( or ) is the person in charge of a boat, particularly its navigation and steering. The etymology of the word gives a literal meaning of "boat servant" since it comes from ''cock'', referring to the wiktionary:cockboat, cockboat, a ...

Bruno Cipolla. They won a European title in 1967 and an Olympic gold in 1968. Sambo then changed to the

coxed four A coxed four, abbreviated as a 4+, is a racing shell used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain. The crew consists of four rowers, each having one ...

s, but with less success. During his career he won 15 national titles in various events. In retirement he worked as a coach with Circolo Ospedalieri Treviso, which organizes the Renzo Sambo Memorial Regatta since 2009.

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* 1942 births 2009 deaths Italian male rowers Olympic rowers for Italy Olympic gold medalists for Italy Rowers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in rowing World Rowing Championships medalists for Italy Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1972 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists Sportspeople from Treviso 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub