ALFONSO SCALZONE
Date of Birth: 11/06/1996
Place of Birth: Napoli
Weight x Height: 85 x 1,86
Speciality: Eight (8+)
First Club: Ilva Bagnoli
Club: Fiamme Gialle
First Coach: Giovanni Fittipaldi
Coach: Francesco Cattaneo
Other Sports: Basket
Hobby: Reading, playstation
Relationship Status: Single
Reserve: Yes
Olympic Appearances:
No
Biography
Grandson of Angelo, an Olympic champion in Munich 1972 in shooting (trap event), Alfonso Scalzone aims to shine in the highly coveted Olympic competition. As stroke seat, he led his teammates to the World Championships in Belgrade, where Italy secured a spot for the coxless four at the Games. Already a world champion in the lightweight coxless pair both at under 23 and senior levels, and a European title holder in the lightweight quadruple sculls in 2019, he dreams of achieving his first remarkable result in an Olympic event at Paris 2024.
Print
Palmares
World Championships
9° Račice (CZE) 2022 - Otto
9° Belgrado (SRB) 2023 - 4 senza
European Championships
4° Poznan (POL) 2020 - Otto
5° Varese (ITA) 2021 - Otto
5° Monaco (GER) 2022 - 2 Senza
5° Bled (SLO) 2023 - Otto