Carmine Abbagnale
Encyclopedia
Carmine Abbagnale is an Italian
competition rower
and Olympic champion.
(cox) and his older brother Giuseppe
, at the 1984 Summer Olympics
in Los Angeles
, and again at the 1988 Summer Olympics
in Seoul
. The crew won silver medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics
in Barcelona
behind another pair of brothers, Greg
and Jonny Searle
.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
competition rower
Sport rowing
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
and Olympic champion.
Career
Abbagnale received a gold medal in coxed pairs, with Giuseppe di CapuaGiuseppe di Capua
Giuseppe di Capua is an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion.He received a gold medal in coxed pairs as cox, with Giuseppe Abbagnale and Carmine Abbagnale, at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and again at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul...
(cox) and his older brother Giuseppe
Giuseppe Abbagnale
Giuseppe Abbagnale is an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion.He received a gold medal in coxed pairs, with Giuseppe di Capua and his younger brother Carmine, at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and again at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul...
, at the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, and again at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
. The crew won silver medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
behind another pair of brothers, Greg
Greg Searle
Gregory Mark Pascoe Searle MBE is a British Olympic rower educated at Hampton School and London South Bank University....
and Jonny Searle
Jonny Searle
Jonathan William C. Searle MBE is a British rower. Along with his brother Gregory, and coxswain Garry Herbert, Searle won the gold medal in the coxed pair event at the Olympic Games in Barcelona....
.