| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 1 | Quadruple Sculls | 2000 | Sydney, NSW, AUS | 5:45.56 |
| 2 | Quadruple Sculls | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 5:43.57 |
| 10 | Quadruple Sculls | 2004 | Athens, GRE | 6:06.91 |
| World Championships | ||||
| 2 | Quadruple Sculls | 2010 | Hamilton, NZL | 6:17.04 |
| 3 | Quadruple Sculls | 2002 | Seville, ESP | 5:43.62 |
| 3 | Quadruple Sculls | 2001 | Lucerne, SUI | 5:42.87 |
| 6 | Quadruple Sculls | 2009 | Poznan, POL | 5:45.76 |
| 17 | Double Sculls | 2011 | Bled, SLO | DNS |
| World Cup | ||||
| 2 | Quadruple Sculls | 2010 | Bled, SLO | 5:55.16 |
| 3 | Quadruple Sculls | 2012 | Munich, GER | 6:00.28 |
| 3 | Quadruple Sculls | 2012 | Munich, GER | 6:00.28 |
Hobbies
Travelling by motorbike, and snowboarding. (londra2012.coni.it, 02 Sep 2012, italoeuropeo.com, 24 May 2012)
Occupation
Athlete
Education
Electrical Engineering - Institute of Industrial Technicians, Parma, ITA
Language(s) spoken
Italian
Club name
Fiamme Gialle, Rome, ITA
Coach
Franco Cattaneo (ITA) (italoeuropeo.com, 24 May 2012)
Other sports
His cousin, Alberta Raineri, competes in track and field. (Athlete, 24 Mar 2000)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
He took up the sport at the age of 12 in Eridanea Sports Club, in Italy. (Athlete, 24 Mar 2000, canottaggio.org, 10 Aug 2007)
Reason for taking up this sport
His father is a coach. (Athlete, 24 Mar 2000)
Ambitions
To win a gold medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games. (italoeuropeo.com, 24 May 2012)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning gold at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and silver at Beijing 2008. (cremonaweb.it, 01 Jul 2012)
Hero
Alberto Tomba, Carl Lewis. (Athlete, 24 Mar 2000)
Most influential person in career
Umberto Viti. (Athlete, 24 Mar 2000)
Superstitions / Rituals
"When I win a medal, for example, I pay attention to the clothes I wore before the race. Before the next race, I'll wear the same clothes." (italoeuropeo.com, 24 May 2012)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Enjoy your sport, because sport is passion. If you don't love what you're doing you will never win a race." (italoeuropeo.com, 24 May 2012)
General
CAREER AFTER ROWING
After he retires from rowing he would like to have a job working with the Italian Canoe Federation in either a managerial or coaching role. "That's what I'd like to do. I'd like to become a sports manager, or a federal coach – why not? I love this world, so it would be hard for me to abandon the field and try to work in a new environment. But now, I don't care, what will be, will be." (italoeuropeo.com, 24 May 2012)
FACEBOOK REVERSAL
He set up a Facebook account but soon realised that he was spending too much time on the social network. "When I discovered Facebook, some time ago, I said 'wow, what a great idea'. But it was like a drug – it was a terrible temptation as I spent a lot of time using it. When I finally realised the time I was spending on it was too much, I closed my account." (italoeuropeo.com, 24 May 2012)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008, Athens 2004, Sydney 2000
