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Aldo Dezi

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Aldo Dezi
La Macchia and Dezi (right) at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1939-06-27) 27 June 1939 (age 85)
Castel Gandolfo, Italy
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe sprint
ClubG.S. Marina Militare
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome C-2 1000 m

Aldo Dezi (born 27 June 1939) is a retired Italian sprint canoer who won a C-2 1000 m silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics, together with Francesco La Macchia.[1] Their victory gave Italy its first medal in canoeing.[2][3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aldo Dezi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ E’ morto Francesco La Macchia primo medagliato olimpico della canoa a Roma ‘60 [Francesco La Macchia has died, the first Olympic medalist in canoeing in Rome '60] (in Italian), Coni.it, 2017, retrieved 12 April 2023
  3. ^ La Macchia (in Italian), Sportolimpico, 2023, retrieved 12 April 2023
  4. ^ LA CANOA ITALIANA PIANGE FRANCESCO LA MACCHIA, STORICO ARGENTO A ROMA 1960 [THE ITALIAN CANOE FRANCESCO LA MACCHIA WEEPS, HISTORIC SILVER IN ROME 1960] (in Italian), Federcanoa, 2023, retrieved 12 April 2023
  5. ^ Pierini, Ebe (2017), Addio a Francesco La Macchia:primo canoista olimpionico [Farewell to Francesco La Macchia:first Olympic canoeist] (in Italian), Il Mattino, retrieved 12 April 2023