Elena Gemo

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Elena Gemo
Kazan 2015 - 50m butterfly Elena Gemo.JPG
Kazan 2015
Personal information
Nationality Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Born (1987-03-17) 17 March 1987 (age 37)
Galzignano Terme, Italy
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke
ClubCircolo Canottieri Aniene
CoachAndrea Palloni
Medal record
European Championships (SC)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Eindhoven 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Rijeka 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2008 Rijeka4×50 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2010 Eindhoven4×50 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Netanya 4×50 m medley
Universiade
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Belgrade 4×100 m medley relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Kazan 4×100 m medley relay
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Almeria 50 m butterfly
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Pescara 50 m backstroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Mersin 100 m backstroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2013 Mersin 4×100 m medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2005 Almeria 50 m backstroke
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Linz 100 m butterfly

Elena Gemo (born 17 March 1987, in Galzignano Terme) [1] is an Italian swimmer. She is 180 cm tall and weighs 69 kg. [2]

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Biography

Gemo qualified for her first Olympic appearance in London 2012. [3] [4] At the 2012 European Aquatics Championships, despite having swum the 7th time in the heat, was not admitted to the semifinals, because each nation could only have a maximum of two athletes in the semifinals and three Italian athletes had qualified. [5]

She is the Italian record holder in the 50-metre-long course and 50 and 100 meter short course backstroke.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventPerformanceNotes
2012 European Championships (LC) Flag of Hungary.svg Debrecen 4th 100 m Backstroke 55"07
1st 4 × 200 m Backstroke 7'52"90
3rd 4 × 100 m Backstroke 3'39"84 Sport records icon NR.svg

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References

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  2. "Olympedia – Elena Gemo". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
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  4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elena Gemo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
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