Francesco Faggi (8 March 1926 – 12 June 2016) was an Italian rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Perledo in 1926. A worker at the Italian motorbike manufacturer Moto Guzzi based at their plant in Mandello del Lario, he became a member of the company's rowing team, . A coxless four was formed with Giuseppe Moioli, Elio Morille, Giovanni Invernizzi, and Faggi. The first time they left their home training ground, Lake Como, was when they travelled to the 1947 European Rowing Championships in Lucerne, Switzerland. Little known in rowing circles, they unexpectedly won the gold medal in their boat class. The four were to dominate this boat class until 1952, continuously winning all races they rowed including all heats. In 1948 he was a c