Romano Sgheiz (born 28 June 1937) is an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion.

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Romano Sgheiz

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Born	(1937-06-28) 28 June 1937 (age 86) Colico, Lecco, Italy
Relatives	Luciano Sgheiz (brother)
Medal record Representing  Italy Men's rowing Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne Coxed four 1960 Rome Coxed four European Rowing Championships 1957 Duisburg Eight 1958 Poznań Eight 1961 Prague Eight 1963 Copenhagen Coxless four 1956 Bled Coxed four 1964 Amsterdam Coxless four

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Sgheiz was born in Colico, Italy, in 1937. Luciano Sgheiz (born 1941) is his brother.^[1][2]

At the 1956 European Rowing Championships, he won a bronze medal with the coxed four.^[3] Later that year, he received a gold medal in coxed four at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, together with Alberto Winkler, Angelo Vanzin, Franco Trincavelli and Ivo Stefanoni.^[4][1] At the 1957 European Rowing Championships, he won a gold medal with the eight. In the following year, he regained the European championship title with the eight.^[5]

He received a bronze medal in the coxed four at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.^[1] At the 1961 European Rowing Championships, he won yet another gold medal with the eight.^[5] At the 1963 European Rowing Championships, he won a silver medal with the coxless four. At the 1964 European Rowing Championships, he won a bronze medal with the coxless four.^[6] The same team came fifth at the 1964 Summer Olympics in the coxless four competition.^[1] Sgheiz retired after the 1964 Olympics but returned to competitive rowing for the 1968 Summer Olympics, where he gained a fourth place with the coxless four.^[1]