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| Nationality |  Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 March 1987 Galzignano Terme, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Circolo Canottieri Aniene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Andrea Palloni | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Elena Gemo (born 17 March 1987, in Galzignano Terme) [1] is an Italian swimmer. She is 180 cm tall and weighs 69 kg. [2]
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.
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| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Notes |
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| 2012 | European Championships (LC) |  Debrecen | 4th | 100 m Backstroke | 55"07 | |
| 1st | 4 × 200 m Backstroke | 7'52"90 | ||||
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m Backstroke | 3'39"84 |  |
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