Fabio Scozzoli

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Fabio Scozzoli
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Netanya 2015
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1988-08-03) 3 August 1988 (age 35)
Lugo, Italy
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke
ClubImolanuoto Team Romagna
C.S. Esercito
Medal record
Event1st2nd3rd
World Championships (LC) 020
World Championships (SC) 112
European Championships (LC) 323
European Championships (SC) 835
Mediterranean Games 201
Summer Universiade 020
Total141011
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Shanghai 50 m breaststroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Shanghai 100 m breaststroke
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Istanbul 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Dubai 100 m breaststroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Doha 4×50 m mixed medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Windsor 100 m breaststroke
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Budapest 50 m breaststroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Debrecen 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Debrecen 4×100 m medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Debrecen 50 m breaststroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Glasgow 50 m breaststroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Budapest 100 m breaststroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2018 Glasgow 4×100 m mixed medley
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Eindhoven 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Szczecin 50 m breaststroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Szczecin 4×50 m medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Chartres 50 m breaststroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Chartres 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Netanya 4×50 m medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Netanya 4×50 m mixed medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Copenhagen 50 m breaststroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Eindhoven 4×50 m medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Copenhagen100 m breaststroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Copenhagen4×50 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Eindhoven 50 m breaststroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Szczecin 100 m breaststroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Glasgow 50 m breaststroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Glasgow 100 m breaststroke
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Mersin 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Oran 50 m breaststroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Pescara 4×100 m medley
Summer Universiade
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Belgrade 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Belgrade4×100 m medley

Fabio Scozzoli (born 8 August 1988) is an Italian swimmer. At the 2012 World Short Course Championships, he won the gold medal in the 100 metre breaststroke. He is the 2022 Mediterranean champion in the 50 metre breaststroke.

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Career

On 25 July 2011 won the silver medal at the World Championships in Shanghai in the 100 m breaststroke, beaten by Alexander Dale Oen and in front of Cameron van der Burgh, also establishing two Italians records: in the semi-final with a time of 59.83 and in the final with a time of 59.42. On 27 July 2011 has also won the silver medal in the 50m breaststroke, behind Brazilian Felipe França Silva and again in front of Cameron van der Burgh, also establishing the Italian record in that distance with a time of 27.17. On 13 December 2012 Scozzoli became the first Italian swimmer ever to win a gold medal in a World Swimming Championships (25 m) competition winning the Men's 100 metre breaststroke at Istanbul 2012. [1]

Once back in Italy, the 4 August has improved the primacy of the Italian and European short course 50m breaststroke in, held by Alessandro Terrin, winning the Italian title in summer leagues. [2] [ clarification needed ]

At the 2022 Mediterranean Games, on the second day of swimming competition, Scozzoli set a new Games record in the preliminaries of the 50 metre breaststroke with a time of 27.17 seconds and qualified for the final ranking first overall. [3] [4] In the final, later the same day, he won the gold medal with a time of 26.97 seconds, lowering the Games record he set in the morning by 0.20 seconds and finishing 0.03 seconds ahead of short course metres world record holder in the event Emre Sakçı of Turkey. [5] [6] [7]

Scozzoli was named as a team captain on the Italy swim team for the 2022 European Aquatics Championships, held in Rome, with an age of 34 years old as of the start date of the competition. [8] In the 50 metre breaststroke on day five, he narrowly ranked third overall in the preliminaries with a time of 26.89 seconds, which was 0.04 seconds behind second-ranked Simone Cerasuolo also of Italy, and did not qualify for the semifinals as he was not one of the two fastest Italians. [9] [10]

Olympic achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventPerformanceNote
2012 Olympic Games Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London 7th 100 m breaststroke 59.97 [11]
14th 4 × 100 m medley relay 3:36.88

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  11. In ran in a better time, 59.44 ion semifinal.