Giovanni Calabrese (born 30 October 1966 in Messina) is an Italian rower who competed at three Olympic Games.Calabrese was twice world rowing champion; in 1987, he won in the lightweight double scull in Copenhagen, and ten years later in 1997, he won with the quad scull in Aiguebelette.
He won a bronze medal in the double sculls event at the 2000 Summer Olympics, together with teammate Nicola Sartori.