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| Born | 17 June 1926 Mandello del Lario | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 October 1986 (aged 60) Abbadia Lariana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Canottieri Moto Guzzi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Giovanni Invernizzi (17 June 1926 – 16 October 1986) was an Italian rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.
He was born in Mandello del Lario in 1926.[1] A worker at the Italian motorbike manufacturer Moto Guzzi based at their plant in Mandello del Lario, he became a member of the company's rowing team, Canottieri Moto Guzzi. A coxless four was formed with Giuseppe Moioli, Elio Morille, Invernizzi, and Franco Faggi. The first time they left their home training ground, Lake Como, was when they travelled to the 1947 European Rowing Championships in Lucerne, Switzerland. Little known in rowing circles, they unexpectedly won the gold medal in their boat class. The four were to dominate this boat class until 1952, continuously winning all races they rowed including all heats.[2] In 1948 he was a crew member of the Italian boat which won the gold medal in the coxless fours event. Four years later he was eliminated with the Italian boat in the semi-final repechage of the coxless four competition.[1]
He died in Abbadia Lariana in 1986.[1]
- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Giovanni Invernizzi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ Mallory, Peter. "73. Early Rowing in Italy: Scipione Del Giudice – Gli Scarronzoni". International rowing turns professional (PDF). pp. 744–748. Retrieved 27 July 2018.