Simone Raineri

Simone Raineri (born 7 February 1977 in Bozzolo, Mantua) is an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion.

Simone Raineri

Personal information
Born	(1977-02-07) 7 February 1977 (age 48)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Men's rowing
Club	Fiamme Gialle[1]
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  Italy Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Quadruple sculls 2008 Beijing Quadruple sculls World Rowing Championships 2010 Karapiro Quadruple sculls 2001 Lucerne Quadruple sculls 2002 Seville Quadruple sculls European Rowing Championships 2007 Poznań Quadruple sculls 2013 Seville Quadruple sculls Mediterranean Games 2005 Almería Single sculls

He received a gold medal in quadruple sculls at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, together with Agostino Abbagnale, Rossano Galtarossa, and Alessio Sartori.^[2]

In the same event, he went on to win a European silver in 2007 and three World Championship medals – a bronze at Lucerne in 2001, another bronze at Sevilla in 2003, and a silver at Cambridge in 2010. After a disappointing 2004 Olympics, Raineri helped Italy’s quad win silver behind Poland at the 2008 Beijing Games, before competing at his fourth Olympics in London in 2012.