Oreste Perri
Oreste Perri (born 27 June 1951) is an Italian sprint canoeist (and later politician) who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s.
Oreste Perri | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Cremona | |
| In office 23 June 2009 – 12 June 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Gian Carlo Corada |
| Succeeded by | Gianluca Galimberti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 June 1951 Castelverde, Lombardy, Italy |
| Political party | The People of Freedom |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe sprint | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1974 Mexico City | K-1 10000 m |
| 1975 Belgrade | K-1 1000 m |
| 1975 Belgrade | K-1 10000 m |
| 1977 Sofia | K-1 10000 m |
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1974 Mexico City | K-1 1000 m |
| 1977 Sofia | K-1 1000 m |
Biography
Perri was born in Castelverde, in the province of Cremona. He won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds (K-1 1000 m: 1975 (tied with Poland's Grzegorz Śledziewski, K-1 10000 m: 1974, 1975, 1977) and two bronzes (K-1 1000 m: 1974, 1977).
Perri also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth twice (1972: K-4 1000 m, 1976: K-1 1000 m). On 22 June 2009, Perri was sworn in as mayor of Cremona, Italy.
References
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-01-21). Additional archives: Wayback Machine.
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
- Profile as Cremona's mayor. - accessed 17 September 2009. (in Italian)
- Sports-reference.com profile
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Gian Carlo Corada |
Mayor of Cremona 2009-2014 |
Succeeded by Gianluca Galimberti |
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