Giovanni Ficarra
Giovanni Ficarra is an Italian rower who won a gold medal at the 2022 World Rowing Championships.
Sports career
He was the first rower in the world to win the "Triple Crown", i.e. the conquest of a podium in each of the three rowing world championships: traditional rowing. indoor rowing and beach sprint rowing.Academic career
He earned his bachelor's degree in Sports Science from Pegaso University in 2018. In 2020, he graduated with honors with a master's degree in Science and Techniques of Preventive and Adapted Physical Activities from the University of Messina.In 2024, he completed a PhD in Translational Molecular Medicine and Surgery at the University of Messina. In 2022-2023 he spent one semester as a visiting researcher with Professor Joseph Grima's group at the University of Malta working on biomechanics. He is currently working as a post-doctoral researcher with the University of Messina.