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Franco Faggi

1926 - 2016

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Francesco Faggi (8 March 1926 – 12 June 2016) was an Italian rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Perledo in 1926. A worker at the Italian motorbike manufacturer Moto Guzzi based at their plant in Mandello del Lario, he became a member of the company's rowing team, Canottieri Moto Guzzi. A coxless four was formed with Giuseppe Moioli, Elio Morille, Giovanni Invernizzi, and Faggi. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franco Faggi is the 721st most popular athlete (up from 1,543rd in 2019), the 3,497th most popular biography from Italy (up from 4,052nd in 2019) and the 28th most popular Italian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Franco Faggi ranks 721 out of 6,025Before him are Pino Dordoni, Doug Rogers, Géo André, Guy Butler, Frank Havens, and Ivan Brown. After him are Henri Hérouin, Verner Järvinen, Bob Kiesel, Benjamin Kogo, Emerson Spencer, and George Dole.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Franco Faggi ranks 321Before him are Abdur Rahman Biswas, Hans Günter Winkler, Fritz Stern, Ede Király, Marcello Abbado, and Pino Dordoni. After him are Yevgeny Yevstigneyev, Bob Falkenburg, Hakon Barfod, Carlos Roberto Reina, Fred Gwynne, and Beatriz Segall. Among people deceased in 2016, Franco Faggi ranks 323Before him are Georges Balandier, Merle Haggard, Ad-Diba, Pedro de Felipe, Prince Buster, and Néstor Gonçalves. After him are Adrienne Corri, Anatoli Ilyin, Lasse Mårtenson, Carlo Monti, Rudy Van Gelder, and Heinrich Schiff.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Franco Faggi ranks 3,498 out of 5,161Before him are Giuseppe Furino (1946), Pino Dordoni (1926), Giuliana Minuzzo (1931), Sergio Toppi (1932), Primo Nebiolo (1923), and Claudia Muzio (1889). After him are Siegfried Stohr (1952), Carlo Verdone (1950), Cecco Angiolieri (1260), Aldo Serena (1960), Angelo Mai (1782), and Angelo de Gubernatis (1840).

Among ATHLETES In Italy

Among athletes born in Italy, Franco Faggi ranks 28Before him are Aldo Aureggi (1931), Fausto Acke (1897), Angelo Vanzin (1932), Giuseppe Gentile (1943), Valerio Arri (1892), and Pino Dordoni (1926). After him are Carlo Monti (1920), Giancarlo Brusati (1910), Gioacchino Guaragna (1908), Giorgio Bocchino (1913), Giorgio Pessina (1902), and Livio Berruti (1939).