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Tranquilo Cappozzo
	Eduardo Guerrero (left) and Capozzo in 1952.
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Nationality	American, Italian, Argentine
Born	25 January 1918; United States
Died	14 May 2003 (aged 85); Valle Hermoso, Argentina
Sport
Country	Argentina
Sport	Rowing
Medal record
Men's Rowing
Representing Argentina

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Tranquilo Cappozzo Zironda (25 January 1918 – 14 May 2003)^[1] was a rower who represented Argentina in the 1948 and 1952 editions of the Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal in the latter.

Biography

Capozzo was born in the United States to an Italian mother. He moved first to Italy and then to Argentina. In 1948 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the single sculls event. Four years later he won the gold medal in double sculls competition with Eduardo Guerrero. That was for 52 years the last gold medal at Olympics for Argentina until the victories of Soccer and Basketball men teams at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He died in Valle Hermoso, Córdoba Province, Argentina.

References

^ Biographies of Argentine Olympic Gold Medalists (in Spanish)

External links

Tranquilo Cappozzo at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Tranquilo Cappozzo at World Rowing
Tranquilo Cappozzo at Olympics.com
Tranquilo Cappozzo at Olympedia

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[Gold-1] Biographies of Argentine Olympic Gold Medalists (in Spanish)

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-{{MedalSport|Men’s [[Rowing (sport)|Rowing]]}}
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-{{MedalGold|[[1952 Summer Olympics|1952 Helsinki]]|[[Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's double sculls|Double Sculls]]}}
+| name = Tranquilo Cappozzo
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-'''Tranquilo Capozzo''' (January 25, 1918 &ndash; May 14, 2003)<ref name="Gold">[http://www.clarin.com/suplementos/especiales/2004/08/11/l-02001.htm Biographies of Argentine Olympic Gold Medalists] {{es icon}}</ref> was an [[Argentina|Argentine]] [[Rowing (sport)|rower]] and Olympic champion who competed in the [[1948 Summer Olympics]] and in the [[1952 Summer Olympics]].
+| image = Guerrero-Capozzo.jpg
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+| caption = [[Eduardo Guerrero (rower)|Eduardo Guerrero]] (left) and Capozzo in 1952.
+| birth_date = {{Birth date |1918|1|25|df=y}}
+| birth_place = United States
+| death_date = {{Death date and age |2003|5|14|1918|1|25|df=y}}
+| death_place = [[Valle Hermoso, Córdoba|Valle Hermoso]], Argentina
+| residence =
+| nationality = American, Italian, Argentine
+| country = Argentina
+| spouse =
+| sport = Rowing
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+{{MedalSport|Men's [[Rowing (sport)|Rowing]]}}
+{{MedalCountry|{{ARG}}}}
+{{MedalGold|[[1952 Summer Olympics|1952 Helsinki]]|[[Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's double sculls|Double Sculls]]}}
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+'''Tranquilo Cappozzo Zironda''' (25 January 1918 – 14 May 2003)<ref name="Gold">[http://www.clarin.com/suplementos/especiales/2004/08/11/l-02001.htm Biographies of Argentine Olympic Gold Medalists] {{in lang|es}}</ref> was a [[Rowing (sport)|rower]] who represented Argentina in the [[1948 Summer Olympics|1948]] and [[1952 Summer Olympics|1952]] editions of the [[Summer Olympics]], winning the gold medal in the latter.
+==Biography==
-He was born in the [[United States]] died in [[Valle Hermoso, Córdoba|Valle Hermoso]].
+Capozzo was born in the United States to an Italian mother. He moved first to Italy and then to Argentina. In 1948 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the [[Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls|single sculls event]]. Four years later he won the gold medal in double sculls competition with [[Eduardo Guerrero (rower)|Eduardo Guerrero]]. That was for 52 years the last gold medal at Olympics for Argentina until the victories of Soccer and Basketball men teams at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]]. He died in [[Valle Hermoso, Córdoba|Valle Hermoso]], [[Córdoba Province (Argentina)|Córdoba Province]], Argentina.
-In 1948 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the [[Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Men's single sculls|single sculls event]].
-Four years later he won gold medal in double sculls competition together with [[Eduardo Guerrero (rower)|Eduardo Guerrero]].
 ==References==
-* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/tranquilo-capozzo-1.html sports-reference.com]
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+==External links==
-{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
+* {{SR/Olympics profile|ca/tranquilo-capozzo-1.html}}
-| NAME              = Capozzo, Tranquilo
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-| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Olympic medalist in rowing
+{{Olympic champions – Men's double sculls}}
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = January 25, 1918
+{{Authority control}}
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    = [[United States]]
-| DATE OF DEATH     = May 14, 2003
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Cappozzo, Tranquilo}}
-| PLACE OF DEATH    = [[Valle Hermoso, Córdoba]], [[Argentina]]
-}}
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+[[Category:American emigrants to Italy]]
+[[Category:American emigrants to Argentina]]
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