Enrico Bianchi (13 May 1930 - 26 March 2025
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rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

who competed in the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ...

and 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 ...

. He was born in

Chur '' Chur (locally) or ; ; ; ; ; ; or ; , and . is the capital and largest List of towns in Switzerland, town of the Switzerland, Swiss Cantons of Switzerland, canton of the Grisons and lies in the Alpine Rhine, Grisonian Rhine Valley, where ...

. In 1952 he was a crew member of the Swiss boat which won the silver medal in the coxed four event. Eight years later he was part of the Swiss boat which was eliminated in the repêchage of the eight competition.

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1930 births 2025 deaths Swiss male rowers Olympic rowers for Switzerland Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Switzerland Olympic medalists in rowing Sportspeople from Chur Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists 20th-century Swiss sportsmen {{Switzerland-rowing-bio-stub