Giovanni Calabrese

{{Short description|Italian rower (born 1966)}}

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| name = Giovanni Calabrese

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|10|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Messina, Italy

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| residence = Gavirate, Italy

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| spouse = Paola Grizzetti

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| sport = Rowing

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{{MedalCountry | {{ITA}} }}

{{MedalSport | Men's rowing}}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalBronze| 2000 Sydney | Double scull}}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 1987 Copenhagen | Lwt double scull }}

{{MedalGold | 1997 Aiguebelette | Quad scull}}

{{MedalSilver | 1989 Bled | Quad scull}}

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Giovanni Calabrese (born 30 October 1966 in Messina) is an Italian rower who competed at three Olympic Games.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/giovanni-calabrese-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418012332/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/giovanni-calabrese-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Giovanni Calabrese Olympic Results |access-date=4 September 2018}}

He is married with Paola Grizzetti 6th in rowing at Los Angeles 1984 and his daughter Valentina is also a rower, silver medal at senior level at the 2010 European Rowing Championships, he is her coach.{{cite web|url=http://www.canottaggio.org/1_risultati/risultati_2007/1_WCH_Monaco/articoli/0828_adaptive_intervista.shtml|title=L'ADAPTIVE ROWING IN ITALIA|quote=Paola, com'è la vita insieme a Giovanni? Siamo una famiglia unita e stiamo bene insieme. Abbiamo tre figli, Valentina, Veronica e la piccola Vittoria di due anni e mezzo, tutte e tre con l'iniziale del none uguale un po' per caso e un po' voluto.|language=it|publisher=worldrowing.com|access-date=26 May 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://www.canottaggio.org/1_risultati/risultati_2007/1_WCH_Monaco/articoli/0828_adaptive_intervista.shtml|title=L'ADAPTIVE ROWING IN ITALIA|quote=...il canottaggio ci rimane intorno perché due delle mie figlie, Valentina di 17enne e Veronica dodicenne, praticano canottaggio|language=it|publisher=worldrowing.com|access-date=26 May 2020}}