Siro Meli

Siro Meli was an Italian coxswain who started in rowing as a boy with Guardia di Finanza (Revenue Guard Corps) and afterwards was part of the club Fiamme Gialle in Sabaudia.

In addition to numerous Italian titles, Meli participated in several international competitions, among which were two Olympics – 1972 and 1984. In München he was the cox of the coxed pairs, where the crew was eliminated in the heat. Twelve years later, he was at the Los Angeles Games in the coxed fours, where his boat reached the final, finishing fourth. At the World Championships, his highlight was in 1985 when he won a silver medal in Moskva in the coxed fours behind the Soviet Union.

Shortly before his death, after a long illness, Siro Meli received the Diploma of Honor from the Italian Rowing Federation.