Oreste Perri

Oreste Perri
Oreste Perri, was an Italian sprint canoeist and politician.
Personal information
Born (1951-06-27) 27 June 1951 (age 73)
Castelverde, Lombardy, Italy
Mayor of Cremona
In office
23 June 2009 – 12 June 2014
Preceded byGian Carlo Corada
Succeeded byGianluca Galimberti
Personal details
Political partyThe People of Freedom
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1974 Mexico City K-1 10000 m
Gold medal – first place 1975 Belgrade K-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 1975 Belgrade K-1 10000 m
Gold medal – first place 1977 Sofia K-1 10000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Mexico City K-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Sofia K-1 1000 m

Oreste Perri (born 27 June 1951) is an Italian sprint canoeist (and later politician) who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s.

Biography

Perri was born in Castelverde, in the province of Cremona. He won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds (K-1 1000 m: 1975 (tied with Poland's Grzegorz Śledziewski, K-1 10000 m: 1974, 1975, 1977) and two bronzes (K-1 1000 m: 1974, 1977).

Perri also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth twice (1972: K-4 1000 m, 1976: K-1 1000 m). On 22 June 2009, Perri was sworn in as mayor of Cremona, Italy.

References

  • "Profile as Cremona's mayor". comune.cremona.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 21 August 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
  • Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). "Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007)" (PDF). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2018.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Oreste Perri". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Cremona
2009-2014 		Succeeded by