Elio Morille, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Elio Morille

Italian rower

Date of Birth: 07-Sep-1927

Place of Birth: Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy

Date of Death: 21-Jun-1998

Profession: rower

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Elio Morille

  • Elio Morille (7 September 1927 – 21 June 1998) was an Italian rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Alessandria in 1927.
  • A worker at the Italian motorbike manufacturer Moto Guzzi based at their plant in Mandello del Lario, he became a member of the company's rowing team, Canottieri Moto Guzzi.
  • A coxless four was formed with Giuseppe Moioli, Morille, Giovanni Invernizzi, and Franco Faggi.
  • The first time they left their home training ground, Lake Como, was when they travelled to the 1947 European Rowing Championships in Lucerne, Switzerland.
  • Little known in rowing circles, they unexpectedly won the gold medal in their boat class.
  • The four were to dominate this boat class until 1952, continuously winning all races they rowed including all heats.
  • In 1948 he was a crew member of the Italian boat which won the gold medal in the coxless fours event.
  • Four years later he was eliminated with the Italian boat in the semi-final repêchage of the coxless four competition.He died in Rome in 1998.

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