Giuseppe Di Capua

Giuseppe Di Capua (born March 15, 1958 in Salerno ) is a former Italian helmsman in rowing . He won two Olympic gold medals and was a seven-time world champion.

Career

Giuseppe Di Capua was born in Salerno, but grew up in Castellammare di Stabia . For over a decade he steered the two-man with helmsman of the brothers Carmine Abbagnale and Giuseppe Abbagnale . At the 1992 Olympic Games and the 1993 World Championships, the three lost to the British brothers Jonathan Searle and Greg Searle with their helmsman Garry Herbert .

successes

All medals were won jointly by Carmine and Giuseppe Abbagnale and Giuseppe Di Capua.

Olympic games

1984 gold
1988 gold
1992 silver

World championships

1981 gold
1982 gold
1983 bronze
1985 gold
1986 silver
1987 gold
1989 gold
1990 gold
1991 gold
1993 silver
1994 silver

Awards

1981, 1984, 1988, 1991: World Team of the Year for the Gazzetta dello Sport (together with Carmine Abbagnale and Giuseppe Abbagnale )

literature

Erich Kamper , Bill Mallon : Who's Who of the Olympic Games 1896–1992. Who's Who at the Olympics. AGON Sportverlag, Kassel 1992, ISBN 3-928562-47-9 .

Web links

Giuseppe Di Capua in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

personal data
SURNAME	Di Capua, Giuseppe
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian rower
DATE OF BIRTH	March 15, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH	Salerno