Renzo Sambo

{{short description|Italian rower}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Renzo Sambo

| image = Renzo Sambo, Bruno Cipolla, Primo Baran 1968.jpg

| image_size = 300px

| caption = Renzo Sambo (left), Bruno Cipolla and Primo Baran at the 1968 Olympics

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| sport = Rowing

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1942|01|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Treviso, Italy

| death_date = {{death date and age|2009|08|10|1942|01|17|df=yes}}

| death_place = Cesiomaggiore, Belluno, Italy

| height = {{convert|1.90|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|90|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}

| headercolor = lightsteelblue

| show-medals = yes

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{{MedalSport | Men's rowing }}

{{MedalCountry | {{ITA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}

{{MedalGold | 1968 Mexico City | Coxed pair }}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championships }}

{{MedalBronze | 1966 Bled | Coxed pair }}

{{MedalCompetition | European Rowing Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 1967 Vichy | Coxed pair }}

{{MedalSilver | 1965 Duisburg | Coxed pair }}

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Renzo Sambo (17 January 1942 – 10 August 2009)[http://www.ilmessaggero.it/articolo.php?id=69296&sez=HOME_SPORT Renzo Sambo's obituary]. ilmessaggero.it was an Italian rower who had his best achievements in the coxed pairs, together with Primo Baran and coxswain Bruno Cipolla. They won a European title in 1967 and an Olympic gold in 1968.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/renzo-sambo-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418012820/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/renzo-sambo-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18}}

Sambo then changed to the coxed fours, but with less success. During his career he won 15 national titles in various events. In retirement he worked as a coach with Circolo Ospedalieri Treviso, which organizes the Renzo Sambo Memorial Regatta since 2009.