Carmela Allucci

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Carmela Allucci
Setterosa Olimpiadi.jpg
President Ciampi with the water polo athletes, on the occasion of the meeting at the Quirinale with the Italian athletes who participated in the XXVIII Olympic Games in Athens.
Personal information
Born22 January 1970 (1970-01-22) (age 54)
Naples, Italy
Medal record
Women's water polo
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Athens Team competition
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Perth Team competition
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 Fukuoka Team competition
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Barcelona Team competition
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Prato Team competition
FINA World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Winnipeg Team competition

Carmela Allucci (born 22 January 1970 in Naples) is a female water polo midfielder from Italy, who won the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. [1]

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Allucci was given the honour to carry the national flag of Italy at the closing ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics, [1] becoming the first female water polo player to be a flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.

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  1. 1 2 "Carmela Allucci". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.