Armido Torri

Armido Torri was a leading figure in Italian rowing who eventually became coach of Canottieri Milano. Torri, sixth at the 1960 Roma Olympics with the crew of the Sabaudia’s Centro Sportivo della Marina Militare, was also on the podium at the 1963 Mediterranean Games in Napoli, in double sculls along with Stefano Martinoli, winning the silver medal behind the well-known French pair René Duhamel and Bernard Monnereau.

Nationally Torri won the 1958 Italian title in the coxless pairs with Bruno Bonacina (S.C. Lecco club) and two years later with the eight of the Marina Militare. His commitment in the technical sector led him, in August 1971 in Firenze, to become a founding member of ANAC. He coached legions of athletes, many of whom wore the Azzurra jersey. His teachings, as a coach and teacher of life, played close attention to rowing technique, always with careful and precious advice both in- and outside the boat.

Torri, along with Fabrizio Malgari and under the federal presidency of Paolo D’Aloja, was technical director of the national team both at the 1976 Montréal Olympics and during the 1979 competitive season. Torri collaborated with the federal staff under the technical direction of Dr. Giuseppe La Mura, the historic coach of the Abbagnale brothers.