Luca Leonardi

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Luca Leonardi
Personal information
Born1 January 1991 (1991-01) (age 32)
Milan, Italy
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight90.6 kg (200 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
ClubGS Fiamme Oro Roma
Medal record
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Berlin 4×100 m mixed freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Debrecen 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 London 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Berlin 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Berlin 100 m freestyle
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Eindhoven 4×50 m freestyle

Luca Leonardi (born 1 January 1991) [1] is an Italian freestyle swimmer. He won an individual bronze in the 100 m at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships, as well as several medals in the freestyle relays at European championships; in those relays he sometimes swam in the preliminaries, but not in the finals. [1]

Leonardi is an athlete of the Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Luca Leonardi Archived 2014-08-04 at the Wayback Machine . federnuoto.it
  2. "Europei di nuoto: 2 ori e 1 bronzo per Paltrinieri e Leonardi" (in Italian). poliziadistato.it. Retrieved 17 March 2020.