Elisabetta Sancassani

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 name	Maria Elisabetta Sancassani
Born	(1983-02-06) 6 February 1983 Lecco, Italy
Height	176 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)[1]
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Women's rowing
Event(s)	Lightweight / sculls
Medal record Women's rowing Representing  Italy World Championships 2013 Chungjiu LW2x European Championships 2014 Belgrade LW2x Mediterranean Games 2005 Almería Single Sculls

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

References

1. "Elisabetta Sancassani". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
2. 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.