Oreste Perri
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe sprint | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1974 Mexico City | K-1 10000 m |
| | 1975 Belgrade | K-1 1000 m |
| | 1975 Belgrade | K-1 10000 m |
| | 1977 Sofia | K-1 10000 m |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1974 Mexico City | K-1 1000 m |
| | 1977 Sofia | K-1 1000 m |
Oreste Perri (born June 27, 1951) is an Italian sprint canoeist (and later politician) who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s.
Perri was born in Castelverde, in the province of Cremona. He won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds (K-1 1000 m: 1975 (tied with Poland's Grzegorz Śledziewski, K-1 10000 m: 1974, 1975, 1977) and two bronzes (K-1 1000 m: 1974, 1977).
Perri also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth twice (1972: K-4 1000 m, 1976: K-1 1000 m).
On 22 June 2009, Perri was sworn in as mayor of Cremona, Italy.
References
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936-2007.
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
- Profile as Cremona's mayor. - accessed 17 September 2009. (Italian)
- Sports-reference.com profile
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