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Place of Birth: Perledo, Lombardy, Italy
About Franco Faggi
- Francesco Faggi (8 March 1926 – 12 June 2016) was an Italian rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Perledo in 1926.
- 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, Elio Morille, Giovanni Invernizzi, and 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 repechage of the coxless four competition.He died in Perledo in 2016.
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