Filippo Mondelli (18 June 1994 – 29 April 2021) was an Italian rower, gold medallist at the 2018 European Rowing Championships[2] and at the 2018 World Rowing Championships in the men's quadruple sculls.
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 June 1994 Como, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 April 2021 (aged 26) Cernobbio, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Double sculls, Quadruple sculls | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fiamme Gialle[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In February 2020 he was reported to be suffering from osteosarcoma in his left leg.[3][4] He died in Cernobbio in April 2021, at the age of 26.[3][5]
References
edit- ^ "Canottaggio - Schede atleti" (in Italian). fiammegialle.org. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Mondelli oro europeo". La Provincia (in Italian). 4 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ a b Marco Bonarrigo (29 April 2021). "Filippo Mondelli, il campione di canottaggio ucciso da un osteosarcoma ad appena 26 anni". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Filippo Mondelli : the race of his life". worldrowing.com. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ "Ex world rowing champ Mondelli dies of cancer at 26". Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata. 29 April 2021.
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