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Giliante D'Este

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Giliante D'Este
The winning coxed four at the 1931 European Rowing Championships
Personal information
Born23 March 1910 (1910-03-23)
Izola, Austrian Empire
Died24 April 1996 (1996-04-25) (aged 86)
Rome, Italy
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubSN Pullino, Izola (SLO)
CC Aniene, Rome
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1928 Amsterdam Coxed four
Bronze medal – third place 1932 Los Angeles Coxless four
European Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1929 Bydgoszcz Coxed four
Gold medal – first place 1931 Paris Coxed four

Giliante D'Este (23 March 1910 – 24 April 1996) was an Italian rower who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics, in the 1932 Summer Olympics, and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

In 1928 he won the gold medal as member of the Italian boat in the coxed four event. Four years later he won the bronze medal with the Italian boat in the coxless four event. In 1936 he was part of the Italian boat which was eliminated in the repechage of the coxed four competition.[1]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Giliante D'Este". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2018.