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Leandro Salvagno Rattaro

Leandro Salvagno Rattaro

Uruguayan rower (born 1984)

Leandro Salvagno Rattaro (born March 3, 1984, in Colonia del Sacramento) is a Uruguayan rower, who won silver for the quadruple sculls at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and a bronze at the 2006 South American Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[1] He made his official debut at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he finished second for the D-final, and 20th overall in the men's single sculls, with a fastest possible time of 7:01.33.

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At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Salvagno won the D-final of the men's single sculls, finishing ahead of Hong Kong's Law Hiu Fung by two seconds, with a time of 7:04.13. He only placed 19th out of 32 rowers in the overall rankings.[2]

Salvagno, however, fell short in his bid to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, after competing in the single sculls at the Latin America Continental Qualification Regatta in Buenos Aires. He finished abruptly in sixth place for the semi-final rounds, with a slowest possible time of 8:44.30.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leandro Salvagno". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
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    "Men's Single Sculls – Final D". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  3. [3]
    "Salvagno, remero de Astillero, fuera de los Juegos de Londres" [Salvagno, Astilleros rower, out for London Games] (in Spanish). El Diario Montanes. 26 March 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
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