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Beniamino Bonomi

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Beniamino Bonomi
Personal information
Born (1968-03-09) 9 March 1968 (age 56)
Verbania, Italy
Sport
SportCanoeing
ClubFiamme Gialle[1]
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney K-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta K-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta K-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens K-2 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Duisburg K-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1991 Paris K-1 10000 m
Silver medal – second place 1997 Dartmouth K-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1997 Dartmouth K-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1997 Dartmouth K-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place 1998 Szeged K-4 200 m
Silver medal – second place 1998 Szeged K-2 500 m

Beniamino Bonomi (born 9 March 1968) is an Italian sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the mid-2000s (decade). Competing in five Summer Olympics, he won four medals with one gold (2000: K-2 1000 m) and three silvers (1996: K-1 1000 m, K-2 500 m; 2004: K-2 1000 m).[2]

Biography

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Bonomi also won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-2 500 m: 1995) and six silvers (K-1 1000 m: 1997, K-1 10000 m: 1991, K-2 200 m: 1997, 1998; K-2 500 m: 1997, K-4 200 m: 1998).

He was member of the Gruppo Nautico Fiamme Gialle club. He is 181 cm (5'11") tall and races at 81 kg (180 lbs).

References

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  1. ^ "Canoa statistiche Olimpiadi" (in Italian). fiammegialle.org. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Beniamino Bonomi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
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