Nicolò Rode

Nicolò "Nico" Rode (1 January 1912 – 4 May 1998) was an Italian sailor. He competed at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics in the Star class with skipper Agostino Straulino on Merope. They won a gold medal in 1952 and a silver in 1956 and finished fifth in 1948.^[1]

Nicolò Rode

Agostino Straulino and Nicolò Rode (right) at the 1952 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Italy
Born	(1912-01-01)1 January 1912 Lussin Piccolo, Austria-Hungary
Died	4 May 1998(1998-05-04) (aged 86) Verona, Italy
Sailing career
Class	Star
Medal record Sailing Representing  Italy Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki Star class 1956 Melbourne Star class World Championships 1952 Cascais Star class 1953 Naples Star class 1956 Naples Star class 1939 Kiel Star class 1948 Cascais Star class 1954 Cascais Star class

Like Straulino, Rode was born in Mali Lošinj on the island of Lošinj, Croatia (at that time in the Austrian part of Austria-Hungary).^[1]