Bruno Cipolla (born 24 December 1952) is a retired Italian rowing coxswain who had his best achievements in the coxed pairs, together with Renzo Sambo and Primo Baran. They won a European title in 1967 and an Olympic gold medal in 1968, for which Cipolla received a car from the Fiat company. His career was interrupted for six months by a motorcycle accident after the Olympics. He retired in 1971.[1][2]
 Renzo Sambo, Bruno Cipolla and Primo Baran at the 1968 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 24 December 1952 (age 71) Cuneo, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bruno Cipolla". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Zweier m. Stm.) sport-komplett.de
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