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Draft:Rico Fioroni

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Rico Fioroni at the tomb of the unknown soldier in Berlin during the European rowing championship. Gesturing Nazi salute at rowing delegates. 1935[1]

Rico Fioroni, was the second president of World Rowing (formerly FISA) from 1926-1949. He was the successor of Eugene Baud after his passing in 1926, and was succeeded by Gaston Mullegg. He was born in Lucerne Switzerland in 1888 and died in 1981.[2] He would oversee the 26th-40th European rowing championship and would preside over FISA during World War II.

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  1. ^ "Zbiory NAC on-line". audiovis.nac.gov.pl. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
  2. ^ "Olympedia".