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Place of Birth: Colico, Lombardy, Italy
About Romano Sgheiz
- Romano Sgheiz (born 28 June 1937) is an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion. Sgheiz was born in Colico, Italy, in 1937.
- Luciano Sgheiz (born 1941) is his brother.At the 1956 European Rowing Championships, he won a bronze medal with the coxed four.
- Later that year, he received a gold medal in coxed four at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, together with Alberto Winkler, Angelo Vanzin, Franco Trincavelli and Ivo Stefanoni.
- At the 1957 European Rowing Championships, he won a gold medal with the eight.
- In the following year, he regained the European championship title with the eight.He receveived a bronze medal in the coxed four at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.
- At the 1961 European Rowing Championships, he won yet another gold medal with the eight.
- At the 1963 European Rowing Championships, he won a silver medal with the coxless four.
- At the 1964 European Rowing Championships, he won a bronze medal with the coxless four.
- The same team came fifth at the 1964 Summer Olympics in the coxless four competition.
- Sgheiz retired after the 1964 Olympics but returned to competitive rowing for the 1968 Summer Olympics, where he gained a fourth place with the coxless four.
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