Gabrio Zandonà

Gabrio Zandonà
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1977-06-11) 11 June 1977 (age 47)
Rome, Italy
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sailing career
Class470 class
ClubG.S. Marina Militare
Medal record
470 World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Cádiz 470 class
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2001 Tunis 470 class
Gold medal – first place 2005 Almeria 470 class
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara 470 class

Gabrio Zandonà (born 11 June 1977 in Rome) is an Italian sailor, world champion in the 470 class in 2003.

Biography

In 2003 he won gold medal at 470 World Championships in Cádiz (with Andrea Trani) and in 2009 he won gold medal at the Mediterranean Games in Pescara (with Francesco Della Torre).[1]

In his career he participated in three editions of the Olympic Games.[2][3] He and team-mate Pietro Zucchetti came 4th at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4][5]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2003 World Championships Spain Cádiz 1st 470 class
2004 Olympic Games Greece Athens 10th 470 class
2008 Olympic Games China Beijing 6th 470 class
2012 Olympic Games United Kingdom London 4th 470 class

See also

References

  1. ^ "Gabrio Zandonà - Results". sailing.org. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Italia Team - Londra 2012" (in Italian). coni.it. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Gabrio Zandona - Sailing - Olympic Athlete | London 2012". Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Men's 470 - Olympic Sailing | London 2012". Archived from the original on 2 April 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  5. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gabrio Zandonà". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.