Antonio Rossi

Personal information

Born

December 19, 1968 (age 48)
Lecco, Italy

Medal record

Men's canoe sprint
Representing Italy
Olympic Games
	1996 Atlanta	K-1 500 m
	1996 Atlanta	K-2 1000 m
	2000 Sydney	K-2 1000 m
	2004 Athens	K-2 1000 m
	1992 Barcelona	K-2 500 m
World Championships
	1995 Duisburg	K-2 1000 m
	1997 Dartmouth	K-2 1000 m
	1998 Szeged	K-2 1000 m
	1993 Copenhagen	K-2 1000 m
	1994 Mexico City	K-2 1000 m
	1998 Szeged	K-4 200 m
	1997 Dartmouth	K-1 500 m

Antonio Rossi (born December 19, 1968 in Lecco) is an Italian sprint canoer who has competed since the early 1990s. Competing in five Summer Olympics, he won five medals which included three golds (K-1 500 m: 1996, K-2 1000 m: 1996, 2000), one silver (K-2 1000 m: 2004), and one bronze (K-2 500 m: 1992).

Rossi has also been successful at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with seven medals. This includes three golds (K-2 1000 m: 1995, 1997, 1998), three silvers (K-2 1000 m: 1993, 1994; K-4 200 m: 1998), and one bronze (K-1 500 m: 1997).

He was the Italian flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Rossi's wife, Lucia Micheli, competed in the K-4 500 m event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. His clus is G.S. Fiamme Gialle.

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