Gianluca Maglia

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Gianluca Maglia
Personal information
Nationality Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Born (1988-12-11) 11 December 1988 (age 35)
Catania, Italy
Height194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Club G.S. Fiamme Oro and
Ispra Swim Plane
CoachGiovanni Giunta
Medal record
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Debrecen 4x200 m freestyle
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Pescara 4x200 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Mersin 4x100 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Mersin 4x200 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Mersin 4x100 m medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Pescara 4x100 m freestyle

Gianluca Maglia (born 12 December 1988) is a male Italian swimmer.

Contents

Maglia is an athlete of the Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro. [1]

Biography

In 2012, Maglia qualified for his first Olympic appearance in London 2012. [2]

Achievements

On July 31, during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England he participated in the Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay Heat. The team finished 6th, in a time of 7:12.69. [3] [4] [5]

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References

  1. "Giochi del Mediterraneo: ancora 5 ori e un bronzo per gli atleti cremisi" (in Italian). poliziadistato.it. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. "Londra 2012 - i qualificati". coni.it. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  3. London2012.com.
  4. "Gianluca Maglia Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
  5. "Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay - Olympic Swimming | London 2012". london2012.com. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2017.