Filippo Soffici

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Filippo Soffici (born February 9, 1970 in Florence ) is a former Italian rower and Olympic medalist.

Athletic career

After Filippo Soffici had finished fifth at the Junior World Championships in 1986 and 1987 with the quadruple , he won the single title in 1988, his last junior year . In 1989 Soffici took part in the world championships in the adult class for the first time . Together with Gianluca Farina , Davide Tizzano and Giovanni Calabrese , he won the silver medal in the four-four behind the Dutch boat. The following year, the double foursome from the Soviet Union won the title at the World Championships in Tasmania . Behind the Swiss, the Italians ( Massimo Paradiso , Filippo Soffici, Gianluca Farina and Alessandro Corona ) fought against the Swedes for the bronze medal, with the Italians five hundredths of a second ahead at the finish. At the 1991 World Championships, the Soviet double foursome won the last appearance of the Soviet national rowing team, the Italians with Farina, Paradiso, Soffici and Corona received the silver medal ahead of the Dutch. At the Olympic Games in 1992 , the German quadruple won ahead of the Norwegians. The Italian foursome with Farina, Rossano Galtarossa , Corona and Soffici had to fight the Swiss to the finish for the bronze medal and was in the end by six hundredths of a second ahead.

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SURNAME Soffici, Filippo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian rower
DATE OF BIRTH February 9, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Florence