Giuseppe Abbagnale

Biographical information

Roles	Competed in Olympic Games • Other
Sex	Male
Full name	Giuseppe•Abbagnale
Used name	Giuseppe•Abbagnale
Born	24 July 1959 in Pompei, Napoli (ITA)
Measurements	187 cm / 97 kg
Affiliations	C. N. Stabia, Napoli (ITA)
NOC	Italy

Medals	OG
Gold	2
Silver	1
Bronze	0
Total	3

Biography

Giuseppe Abbagnale was one-half of the great Italian brother rowing tandem. Together with his younger brother, Carmine, Giuseppe Abbagnale won the pair oars with cox at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics and the 1981, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990 and 1991 World Championships. Together the brothers lived near the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii and trained on salt water in a Mediterranean Bay near Naples. A third brother, Agostino Abbagnale, was also a renowned rower who won three Olympics gold medals.

Results

Games	Discipline (Sport) / Event	NOC / Team	Pos	Medal	As
1980 Summer Olympics	Rowing	ITA			Giuseppe Abbagnale
	Coxed Pairs, Men (Olympic)	Italy	7
1984 Summer Olympics	Rowing	ITA			Giuseppe Abbagnale
	Coxed Pairs, Men (Olympic)	Italy	1	Gold
1988 Summer Olympics	Rowing	ITA			Giuseppe Abbagnale
	Coxed Pairs, Men (Olympic)	Italy	1	Gold
1992 Summer Olympics	Rowing	ITA			Giuseppe Abbagnale
	Coxed Pairs, Men (Olympic)	Italy	2	Silver

Other participations

Games	Role	NOC	As
1992 Summer Olympics	Flagbearer at the Opening Ceremony	ITA	Giuseppe Abbagnale

Olympic family relations

Brother of Agostino Abbagnale
Brother of Carmine Abbagnale
Father of Vincenzo Abbagnale

Special Notes

Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Mediterranean Games (1–2–0 1979 Split ROW silver: coxed pairs; 1991 Athina ROW gold: coxed pairs; 1993 Linguadoca-Roussillon ROW silver: coxed pairs)
Listed in Olympians Who Received the Italian Olympic Association (CONI) Gold Medal ()