Four years later he finished fifth with the Italian boat in the coxless fours.

He won the silver medal as member of the Italian boat in the eights competition.

Four years later he won his second silver medal as part of the Italian boat in the eights event.

Four years later he finished fourth with the Italian boat in the coxed pairs competition.

In this way, about thirty Italian boats achieved some success, without much impact on the critical areas of the campaign.

Four years later he finished fourth as part of the Italian boat in the coxless fours event.

One of the 53 pilots gave us a lead- said he thought it was an Italian boat.

And now they've even taken those beautiful Italian boats out of service.

Four years later he won the silver medal with the Italian boat in the same event.

The body language on the Italian boat spoke volumes.