Maria Elisabetta Sancassani (born 6 February 1983) is an Italian female competition rower. A gold medal winner at the 2005 Mediterranean Games she twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics, in 2004 and 2008. She began competing as a lightweight in 2012 and won the women's lightweight double scull in 2013 with Laura Milani, both at the European Rowing Championships and the World Rowing Championships.[1][2]

Elisabetta Sancassani
Personal information
Birth nameMaria Elisabetta Sancassani
Born (1983-02-06) 6 February 1983 (age 41)
Lecco, Italy
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight69 kg (152 lb)[1]
Sport
Country Italy
SportWomen's rowing
EventLightweight / sculls
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Chungjiu LW2x
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Belgrade LW2x
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Almería Single Sculls

She is the younger sister of nine-time world champion rower Franco Sancassani.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Elisabetta Sancassani". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elisabetta Sancassani". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2017.