Giuseppe Abbagnale (born 24 July 1959) is an Italian former rower. He is the current president of the Italian Rowing Federation prior of which he won multiple coxed pair world and Olympic championships with his brother Carmine Abbagnale.
The Abbagnale brothers are the older brothers of the three-time Olympic champion Agostino.
Biography He received a gold medal in coxed pair with Giuseppe Di Capua (cox) and his younger brother Carmine, at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles,"1984 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Rowing" . databaseOlympics.com. Retrieved on 13 May 2008. and again at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul."1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Rowing" . databaseOlympics.com. Retrieved on 13 May 2008. The crew won silver medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona behind another pair of brothers, Greg and Jonny Searle."1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Rowing" . databaseOlympics.com. Retrieved on 13 May 2008.
See also Italy national rowing team
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