Emanuela Zanchi

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Emanuela Zanchi
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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
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Barcelona Team competition
World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Tianjing Team competition

Emanuela Zanchi (born October 17, 1977 in Milan) is a former female water polo forward from Italy, who won the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

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