Rodolfo Collazo

Rodolfo Collazo Tourn ( born April 26, 1983 in Rosario ) is an Uruguayan rower.

The 1.77 meter tall, living in Colonia athlete belongs to the Club Colonia Rowing and studied physical education at the Instituto de la Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes. 2002 Collazo was with Andrés Medina Uruguayan champion in two. Already in South America Games in 2002 in the four on the side of Oscar Medina, Leandro Salvagno and Rubén Scarpati and at the Pan American Games the following year he won the silver medal each rank. He then participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics and reached there with Joe Reboledo 18th in the lightweight double sculls. In the Americas 2006 Games in Buenos Aires, he won in the foursomes with Emiliano Dumestre, Ángel García and Joe Reboledo the gold medal. With the latter he also secured the silver medal in pairs. Added to bronze came with Salvagno, Anchieri and Bouvier in the boat.

After 2007, he belonged to the Uruguayan team at the Pan American Games, he also scored 2008 Uruguayan team in Beijing and took there part on the side Javier García in the race and finished 15th. , 2010 Colombian Medellín he won again in South America Play Gold in two with Emiliano Dumestre and silver in the quad. For his participation in the Pan American Games of 2011 him a medal win was denied. Collazo was also in the squad of the Uruguayan team for the Olympic Summer Games in 2012., Where he started with Emiliano Dumestre in the lightweight double sculls, reached the C- final and finished in 16th place. In these games, Collazo was the standard bearer of Uruguay.

Others

Collazo had also been in a commercial with the telecommunications company Ancel.

Awards

As part of the Honors of the best Uruguayan athletes of the period 2009-2010 ( " Deportista del Año " ) he was on 28 March 2011 by the Comité Olímpico Uruguayan Teatro Solís together with Emiliano Dumestre as the best sportsman of the year 2010 in the category " Rowing " excellent.