Filippo Mondelli
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born(1994-06-18)18 June 1994
Como, Italy
Died29 April 2021(2021-04-29) (aged 26)
Cernobbio, Italy
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly
SportRowing
Event(s)Double sculls, Quadruple sculls
ClubFiamme Gialle[1]
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 PlovdivQuadruple sculls
Bronze medal – third place2017 SarasotaDouble sculls
Bronze medal – third place2019 OttensheimQuadruple sculls
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 RačiceDouble sculls
Gold medal – first place2018 GlasgowQuadruple sculls
Silver medal – second place2019 LucerneQuadruple sculls

Filippo Mondelli (18 June 1994 – 29 April 2021) was an Italian rower, gold medallist at the 2018 European Rowing Championships[2] and at the 2018 World Rowing Championships in the men's quadruple sculls.

In February 2020 he was reported to be suffering from osteosarcoma in his left leg.[3][4] He died in Cernobbio in April 2021, at the age of 26.[3][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Canottaggio - Schede atleti" (in Italian). fiammegialle.org. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Mondelli oro europeo". La Provincia (in Italian). 4 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  3. 1 2 Marco Bonarrigo (29 April 2021). "Filippo Mondelli, il campione di canottaggio ucciso da un osteosarcoma ad appena 26 anni". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Filippo Mondelli : the race of his life". worldrowing.com. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  5. ↑ "Ex world rowing champ Mondelli dies of cancer at 26". Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata. 29 April 2021.


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