VICINO Giuseppe

Italy

Rowing

Date of Birth: 26 Feb 1993

Age: 28

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.95/6'4''

Place of birth: NAPLES

Birth Country:

Italy

Place of residence : MILAN

Residence Country:

Italy

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rowing	Men's Four ITA Italy	3

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Four Heat 2 #46	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Four Final A #102	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	4-
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	3

World Championships

Year	Location	2-	4-
2019	Linz, AUT	4	-
2017	Sarasota, FL, USA	1	-
2015	Aiguebelette-le-Lac, FRA	-	1
2014	Amsterdam, NED	-	7
2013	Chungju, KOR	-	4

European Championships

Year	Location	2-
2021	Varese, ITA	2
2020	Poznan, POL	3
2019	Lucerne, SUI	4
2017	Racice, CZE	1

World Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
1	Four	2021	Sabaudia, ITA	5:48.16
2	Pair	2021	Lucerne, SUI	6:38.26
6	Pair	2019	Poznan, POL	6:58.58
12	Pair	2017	Lucerne, SUI	DNS

Legend
DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, EXC - Excluded

Occupation:

Athlete, Police Officer

Languages spoken:

English, Italian

Club name:

GS Fiamme Gialle [Italy]

Coach:

Andrea Coppola [national], ITA

Sporting relatives:

His younger brothers Antonio, Luca, and Marco have all competed in rowing. Antonio won a gold medal in the lightweight double sculls at the 2017 World U23 Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. (ilmattino.it, 03 Apr 2020; worldrowing.com, 23 Jul 2017)

Injuries:

He missed the whole of the 2018 season due to a herniated disc in his back. (oasport.it, 20 Aug 2019)

Start:

He began rowing at age 13 in Naples, Italy. (worldrowing.com, 01 Oct 2015)

Reason:

"I knew nothing about the sport until my younger brother Antonio started rowing at the CRV Italia club through a school programme. I soon joined the club too and instantly fell in love with the boats, which glided so smoothly over such a large body of water. I just felt the immediate urge to jump into a boat and try it for myself." (worldrowing.com, 01 Oct 2015)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (oasport.it, 20 Aug 2019)

Memorable:

Winning a gold medal in the coxless pair at the 2017 World Championships in Sarasota, FL, United States of America. (vanityfair.it, 11 Apr 2019)

Hero:

British rower Steve Redgrave, US swimmer Michael Phelps. (ilmattino.it, 03 Apr 2020; vanityfair.it, 11 Apr 2019)

Philosophy:

"Rowing is a perfect mix of elegance, power and tranquillity. Only if you manage to encompass all three of these characteristics in every stroke will you slide the boat on the water." (lindifferenziato.com, 30 Mar 2016)

Award:

In 2015 he received the Collare d'Oro al Merito Sportivo [Gold Collar of Sporting Merit] from the Italian Olympic Committee [CONI]. (lindifferenziato.com, 30 Mar 2016)

In 2014 he received the Bronze Medal for Athletic Value from CONI. (lazio.coni.it, 07 Nov 2014)

General Interest

General
STAYING IN ITALY
He received scholarship offers from several universities in the United States of America prior to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, but he elected to remain in Italy. He ended up winning a bronze medal in the coxless four at the Games. "Universities like Yale, Berkeley, Columbia had guaranteed me scholarships to row with their athletes, but I decided to stay in Italy and train with my national team to fulfil my dream, which was to participate at the Rio Olympics." (vanityfair.it, 11 Apr 2019)

FASHION SHOW
In September 2019 he worked as a model at the Milan Fashion Week in Italy. (deejay.it, 19 Sep 2019)

Social Media

Legend

:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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