Attilio Cantoni

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameAttilio•Cantoni
Used nameAttilio•Cantoni
Born2 May 1931 in Mandello del Lario, Lecco (ITA)
Died22 August 2017 in Lecco, Lecco (ITA)
Measurements182 cm / 80 kg
AffiliationsCanottieri Moto Guzzi, Mandello del Lario (ITA)
NOC Italy

Biography

Attilio Cantoni was an Italian rower who rowed for the Moto Guzzi club in Mandello del Lario. In the era before World Championships, Cantoni was a four-time European Champion, winning in coxless fours in 1954 and 1956, and then in the eights in 1957-58. Cantoni competed at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, just missing a medal in the coxless fours when his boat finished fourth.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1956 Summer Olympics Rowing ITA Attilio Cantoni
Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic) Italy 4

Special Notes