Mario Paonessa

Mario Paonessa (born 9 December 1990) is an Italian rower.[2] A two-time World Championship medallist, he competed in the men's four at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and the men's eight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3][4]

Mario Paonessa
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1990-12-09) 9 December 1990
Vico Equense, Campania, Italy
Sport
CountryItaly
SportRowing
ClubFiamme Gialle[1]
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Italy
World Championships
2016 RotterdamCoxed pair
2017 SarasotaEight
European Championships
2012 VareseEight
2011 PlovdivCoxless four

Career

Paonessa began rowing at the age of nine, encouraged by his father who was also a rower.[5]

In 2008, he was part of the Italian junior quadruple sculls team that won silver at the World Championships.[6] He was then part of the Italian under-23 men's four that won the U23 World title in 2010.[7] A year later, his team won silver in the same event.[8]

His first senior medal was a bronze medal at the 2011 European Championships in the men's four.[9] It was also in this event that he made his Olympic debut in 2012. In 2012 he was also part of the Italian men's eight that won silver medal at the European Championships.[10]

At the 2016 World Championships, Paonessa and Vincenzo Capelli with cox Andrea Riva won the bronze medal in the coxed pair.[11] The following year, Paonessa won another World Championship bronze, this time in the men's eight.[12]

References
  1. "Canottaggio - Schede atleti" (in Italian). fiammegialle.org. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. "Mario Paonessa Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. "2012 OLYMPIC GAMES - London, GBR - (M4-) Men's Four - Final". worldrowing.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  4. "Mario Paonessa". Rio 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  5. "Mario PAONESSA". worldrowing.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  6. "2008 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS - Linz Ottensheim, AUT - (JM4x) Junior Men's Quadruple Sculls - Final". worldrowing.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  7. "2010 UNDER 23 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS - Brest, BLR - (BM4-) U23 Men's Four - Final". worldrowing.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  8. "2011 UNDER 23 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS - Amsterdam, NED - (BM4-) U23 Men's Four - Final". worldrowing.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  9. "2011 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS - Plovdiv, BUL - (M4-) Men's Four - Final". worldrowing.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  10. "2012 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS - Varese, ITA - (M8+) Men's Eight - Final". worldrowing.com. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  11. "2016 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS - Rotterdam, NED - (M2+) Men's Coxed Pair - Final". worldrowing.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  12. "2017 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS -Sarasota-Bradenton, USA - (M8+) Men's Eight - Final". worldrowing.com. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
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