Tranquilo Cappozzo
Tranquilo Cappozzo Zironda (United States, 25 January 1918 – Valle Hermoso, Argentina, 14 May 2003)[1] was an Argentine rower and Olympic champion who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.
 Eduardo Guerrero (left) and Capozzo in 1952. | |||||||||||
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| Nationality | Argentine | ||||||||||
| Born | 25 January 1918 | ||||||||||
| Died | 14 May 2003 (aged 85) | ||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Capozzo was born in the United States and died in Valle Hermoso, Córdoba Province, Argentina. In 1948 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the single sculls event. Four years later he won the gold medal in double sculls competition with Eduardo Guerrero. That was for 52 years the last gold medal at Olympics for Argentina until the victories of Soccer and Basketball men teams at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
References
- Biographies of Argentine Olympic Gold Medalists (in Spanish)
External links
- Tranquilo Cappozzo at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Tranquilo Cappozzo at International Olympic Committee
- Tranquilo Cappozzo at Olympic Channel
- Tranquilo Cappozzo at Olympedia
- Tranquilo Cappozzo at FISA
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