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Nicolò Rode

Nicolò Rode
Agostino Straulino and Nicolò Rode 1952.jpg
Agostino Straulino and Nicolò Rode (right) at the 1952 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality  Italy
Born (1912-01-01)1 January 1912
Lussin Piccolo, Austria-Hungary
Died 4 May 1998(1998-05-04) (aged 86)
Verona, Italy
Sailing career
Class(es) Star

Nicolò "Nico" Rode (1 January 1912 – 4 May 1998) was an Italian sailor. He competed at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics in the Star class with skipper Agostino Straulino on Merope. They won a gold medal in 1952 and a silver in 1956 and finished fifth in 1948.

Like Straulino, Rode was born in Mali Lošinj on the island of Lošinj, Croatia (at that time in the Austrian part of Austria-Hungary).



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