Michelangelo Bernasconi

Michelangelo Bernasconi

Personal information
Born	(1901-01-27)27 January 1901 Como, Italy
Died	21 March 1943(1943-03-21) (aged 42) Najura, Tunisia[1]
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  Italy European Rowing Championships 1920 Mâcon Eight 1926 Lucerne Double scull 1927 Como Single scull 1927 Como Double scull 1929 Bydgoszcz Double scull 1930 Liège Double scull 1931 Paris Double scull

Michelangelo Bernasconi (27 January 1901 – 21 March 1943), also known as Piastrella, was an Italian rower. He competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam with the men's single sculls where he was eliminated in the round two repechage.^[1][2] He was killed in action in 1943 fighting in World War II in Tunisia.^[3]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Michelangelo Bernasconi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
2. "Michelangelo Bernasconi". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2018.