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Renato Petronio
Personal information
Born (1891-02-05)5 February 1891
Piran, Austro-Hungarian Empire
Died 9 April 1976(1976-04-09) (aged 85)
Portogruaro, Italy
Sport
Sport Rowing
Club SN Pullino
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold 1928 Amsterdam Coxed four
European Rowing Championships
Gold 1929 Bydgoszcz Coxed four
Silver 1930 Liège Coxed four
Gold 1932 Belgrade Coxed four
Gold 1933 Budapest Coxed four
Gold 1934 Lucerne Coxed four

Renato Petronio (5 February 1891 – 9 April 1976) was an Italian rowing coxswain who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

In 1928 he won the gold medal as cox of the Italian boat in the coxed four event. Eight years later he was the coxswain of the Italian boat which was eliminated in the repechage of the coxed four competition.

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