Gaetano Iannuzzi

Gaetano Iannuzzi (born 5 March 1972) is an Italian rowing coach and former coxswain who later participated as a coxswain in the paralympic sports, also winning an international medal in the competitions reserved for paralympic athletes.^[1]

Gaetano Iannuzzi

Personal information
National team	Italy
Born	(1972-03-05) 5 March 1972 (age 53) Portici, Italy
Height	1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Sport	Rowing (1991–2009) Pararowing (2017–present)
Disability class	PR3
Club	Canottieri Aniene
Retired	2009 (rowing)
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	2
Medal record Rowing Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Championships 1 3 3 World Junior Championships 0 1 0 Total 1 4 3 World Championships 1991 Vienna Lwt eight 1997 Aiguebelette Coxed four 2005 Kaizu, Gifu Eight 2006 Dorney Eight 1993 Račice Lwt eight 1994 Indianapolis Lwt eight 1995 Tampere Lwt eight Pararowing Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Championships 0 0 1 2017 Sarasota Coxed four P2

Biography

After finished his sports career as an athlete, Iannuzzi had become a rowing coach.^[2] He became a paralympic athlete in 2017 following a serious road accident had in 1998, however continued to compete with not disabled athletes until 2009.^[3]

He has had a long career, and last competed in 2017, when he won bronze at the 2017 Championships in Sarasota, Florida in PR3 mixed coxed four, an adaptive rowing class.^[4] At young level he won a gold medal at the 1991 World Rowing Championships in Vienna with the lightweight men's eight.^[5]

From 1999 to 2009 Iannuzzi participated in sixteen editions of World Rowing Championships.^[6]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Rank	Event	Time
1991	World Championships	Vienna	1st	Lightweight Eight	6:13.21
1993	World Championships	Račice	3rd	Lightweight Eight	5:41.53
1994	World Championships	Indianapolis	3rd	Lightweight Eight	5:34.63
1995	World Championships	Tampere	3rd	Lightweight Eight	5:58.77
1997	World Championships	Aiguebelette-le-Lac	2nd	Coxed Four	6:05.98
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney	4th	Eight	5:35.37
2004	Olympic Games	Athens	7th	Eight	5:46.36
2005	World Championships	Kaizu	2nd	Eight	5:24.01
2006	World Championships	Eton	2nd	Eight	5:23.29

See also

• Italy at the 2000 Summer Olympics
• Italy at the 2004 Summer Olympics