Romano Sgheiz (born 28 June 1937) is an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion. Sgheiz was born in

Colico Colico (Comasco, Comasque: or ; ) is a town and comune in the province of Lecco, in Lombardy in northern Italy. It is situated on the northern arm of Lake Como, where the river Adda (river), Adda enters the lake. Colico is the largest town i ...

, Italy, in 1937.

Luciano Sgheiz Luciano Sgheiz (born 20 December 1941) was an Italian rower. Sgheiz was born in Colico in 1941. Romano Sgheiz (born 1937) is his brother. He competed for Italy in the 1964 European Rowing Championships in Amsterdam in the Coxless four, coxless ...

(born 1941) is his brother. At the 1956 European Rowing Championships, he won a bronze medal with the coxed four. Later that year, he received a gold medal in

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 ...

at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December ...

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, together with Alberto Winkler, Angelo Vanzin, Franco Trincavelli and

Ivo Stefanoni Ivo Stefanoni (born 5 June 1936) is an Italian rowing cox and Olympic champion. Stefanoni was born in Mandello del Lario in 1936, and he rowed with GS Moto Guzzi. At the 1956 European Rowing Championships, Stefanoni won a bronze medal with th ...

. At the

1957 European Rowing Championships The 1957 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on the Wedau Regatta Course in the city of Duisburg which, at the time, was located in West Germany. Men competed in all seven Olympic boat classes (M1x, M2x, M2-, M2+, M4-, M4 ...

, he won a gold medal with the eight. In the following year, he regained the European championship title with the eight. He received a bronze medal in the

at 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 ...

Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...

. At the 1961 European Rowing Championships, he won yet another gold medal with the eight. At the 1963 European Rowing Championships, he won a silver medal with the

coxless four A coxless four, abbreviated as a 4- and also called a straight four, is a racing shell used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars, without a coxswain. The crew consists of four ...

. 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 ...

, he won a bronze medal with the coxless four. The same team came fifth at 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 ...

in the

competition. Sgheiz retired after the 1964 Olympics but returned to competitive rowing for the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Ol ...

, where he gained a fourth place with the

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* 1937 births Living people Italian male rowers Olympic rowers for Italy Olympic gold medalists for Italy Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Rowers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics People from Colico European Rowing Championships medalists Rowers from the Province of Lecco 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub