Tullio Baraglia (21 July 1934 – 23 November 2017) was an Italian

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

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

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 ...

. He was born in

Gera Lario Gera Lario () is a (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italy, Italian region of Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about northeast of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 942 and an area of 6.7 km².All de ...

. In 1960 he was a crew member of the Italian boat which won the silver medal in the coxless four event at the

. At the

1961 European Rowing Championships The 1961 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on the Vltava (Moldau) in the Czechoslovakian capital Prague. The event for women was held from 18 to 20 August, and 9 countries competed with 32 boats. The event for men was h ...

, he won gold with the coxless four in

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

. Eight years after his first Olympic appearance, he won the bronze medal with the Italian boat in the coxless four competition at the

References

1934 births 2017 deaths Italian male rowers Olympic rowers for Italy Olympic silver medalists for Italy Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Rowers from the Province of Como European Rowing Championships medalists 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub