Renato Petronio, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Renato Petronio

Italian rower

Date of Birth: 05-Feb-1891

Place of Birth: Piran, Piran Municipality, Slovenia

Date of Death: 09-Apr-1976

Profession: coxswain

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Renato Petronio (5 February 1891 in Piran, Austrian Empire – 9 April 1976) was an Italian rowing coxswain who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he won the gold medal as cox of the Italian boat in the coxed four event.
Eight years later he was the coxswain of the Italian boat which was eliminated in the repechage of the coxed four competition.