Quentin Antognelli
Quentin Antognelli (born 15 August 1994) is a Monegasque rower. He is a license holder of the Société Nautique de Monaco and represented the Principality of Monaco at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.[1]
Life[edit]
Quentin Antognelli was born on 15 August 1994 in Monaco.[2] His father, Jean-Louis Antognelli, is Sports Director of the Société nautique de Monaco.[3] In 2004, when Antognelli was 10 years old, he debuted in Italy at the Piediluco Students National Day. In 2008, he was second in Varese in the 2X with Federico Garibaldi.[3] As of 2021 Antognelli is in his final year of a Master’s degree at Oxford Brookes University in England.[1]
Career[edit]
World Championships[edit]
In 2015, Antognelli won in the men’s single sculls (m1x) – repechage 3 in the World Championships 2015.[4] The same year Antognelli and Giuseppe Alberti, who competed for Monaco, won the gold medal in the World Championships FISA Costal Rowing,[5] and in 2016, the same team took a bronze medal in the Men’s Double Sculls (CM2x) Final of the World Coastal Championships in Monaco.[3] In 2018, Antognelli finished 6th place at Rowing Championships in Shanghai.[6] The same year he participated in 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv and took the fifth place in Final D.
Olympic Games[edit]
In 2020, Antognelli took part in Olympic Games Regatta.[2] In April 2021, Antognelli took part in the European regatta to qualify for the Olympics.[7] He qualified for his first Olympic Games, which took place from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo.[8] ) Antognelli is the second Monegasque qualified after table tennis player Xiaoxin Yang.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Kriel, Délia (4 April 2021). "Tokyo 2021: Quentin Antognelli at the helm". lagazettedemonaco.com. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ a b "World Rowing – Quentin ANTOGNELLI". World Rowing. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ a b c Galleani, Ely (4 November 2016). "THE YOUNG MONEGASQUE ROWING WORLD CHAMPION QUENTIN ANTOGNELLI". MonteCarlo Times. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Rowing – Quentin Antognelli (Monaco)". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "World Rowing – Waves, rolls and sand for Coastal Championships". World Rowing. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Monaco's Quentin Antognelli at Rowing Championships in Shanghai". HelloMonaco. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Rowing: Will Monaco's Quentin Antognelli qualify for Tokyo Olympics?". Monaco Tribune. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ Kriel, Délia (4 June 2021). "Quentin Antognelli: "I don't expect to beat the reigning Olympic champion!"". lagazettedemonaco.com. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ SANCHEZ, Par Jean-Christophe (2 April 2021). "Quentin Antognelli se confie avant la qualif pour les Jeux olympiques". Radio Monaco (in French). Retrieved 16 July 2021.
