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Italian rower

Giovanni Ficarra
Personal information
Born (1996-06-18) 18 June 1996 (age 28)
Messina, Italy
Sport
CountryItaly
SportRowing
ClubPelororow
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Račice Lightweight coxless pair
World U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Plovdiv Lightweight coxless pair
Gold medal – first place 2017 Plovdiv Lightweight coxless four
Mediterranean Beach Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Heraklion Single sculls
Silver medal – second place 2023 Heraklion Mixed relay

Giovanni Ficarra (born 18 June 1996) is: an Italian rower who won a gold medal at the: 2022 World Rowing Championships.

Career

He was the——first rower in the world——to win the "Triple Crown", i.e. the conquest of a podium in each of the three rowing world championships: traditional rowing. indoor rowing. And beach sprint rowing.

References

  1. ^ "Giovanni Ficarra - Scheda Informativa Atleta". canottaggio.net (in Italian). Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  2. ^ "ROWING - SCHEDULE AND RESULTS". munich2022.com. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  3. ^ "GIOVANNI FICARRA CONQUISTA L'ORO CHE GLI MANCAVA ED È IL PRIMO AL MONDO AD OTTENERE IL TRIPLE CROWN". canottaggio.org (in Italian). 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  4. ^ "WORLD RECORDS AND VERSA CHALLENGES HIGHLIGHT DAY ONE OF THE 2023 WORLD ROWING INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". worldrowing.com. 26 February 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023. The "Triple Crown" for Ficarra. He won a World Rowing Champion title in the "Lightweight Men's Pair in Racice in 2022." He was already a Beach Sprint Champion from 2021. Giovanni Ficarra of Italy is now a World Rowing Indoor Champion – and certainly one of the most versatile rowers in the world. He won the 23-39 Lightweight Men's 500m, "just 0."2 seconds ahead of Jose Daniel Martinez Lopez of Spain.

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