Carmine Abbagnale
Carmine Abbagnale | |
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| Born | January 5, 1962 Pompei, Italy |
| Occupation | Rower |
| Known for | Olympic gold medalist in rowing |
Carmine Abbagnale (born 5 January 1962) is a distinguished Italian rower and Olympic titleholder.
He is the eldest among the Abbagnale siblings, including his younger brother Agostino, who is a three-time Olympic gold medalist.
Biography
At both the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Abbagnale, alongside his brother Giuseppe and coxswain Giuseppe Di Capua, achieved gold medals in the coxed pair event. During the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, the same team earned a silver medal, finishing second to the British duo of brothers Greg and Jonny Searle.
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- 1962 births
- Living people
- Italian male rowers
- Olympic rowers for Italy
- Olympic gold medalists for Italy
- Rowers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in rowing
- World Rowing Championships medalists for Italy
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Italy
- Thomas Keller Medal recipients
- People from Pompei
- Competitors at the 1991 Mediterranean Games
- Competitors at the 1993 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy
- Mediterranean Games medalists in rowing
- Rowers from the Metropolitan City of Naples
- 20th-century Italian sportsmen