Luca Pizzini

Last updated

Luca Pizzini
Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre breaststroke 6.jpg
Luca Pizzini (right) at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1989-04-08) 8 April 1989 (age 35)
Verona, Veneto, Italy
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke
ClubCS Carabinieri
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
European Championships (LC)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 London 200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Glasgow 200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Rome 200 m breaststroke
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Kazan 200 m breaststroke

Luca Pizzini (born 8 April 1989) is an Italian swimmer specialized in breaststroke. A junior medallist at both European and World Championships, he earned bronze medals in the 2013 Summer Universiade and the 2016 European Aquatics Championships. [1] He also competed in the men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [2]

At the 2022 European Aquatics Championships, contested in August at Foro Italico in Rome, Pizzini won the bronze medal in the 200 metre breaststroke with a time of 2:09.97. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gregorio Paltrinieri</span> Italian swimmer

Gregorio Paltrinieri is an Italian competitive swimmer. He is a former world record holder in the short course 1500 metre freestyle. He holds the European record in the long course 800 metre and 1500 metre freestyle events with times of 7:39.27 and 14:32.80, respectively. In the 1500 metre freestyle, he is a 2016 Olympic, three-time world long course, two-time world short course, three-time European long course, and three-time European short course champion. In the 800 metre freestyle, he is a 2019 world long course, 2022 world short course, three-time European long course, and 2021 European short course champion. In the 10 kilometre open water swim, he is a 2022 world and 2020 European champion. In the 5 kilometre open water swim, he is a two-time European champion.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Linda Cerruti</span> Italian synchronized swimmer

Linda Cerruti is an Italian competitor in synchronised swimming who competed at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships, 2013 World Aquatics Championships, 2010 European Aquatics Championships, 2012 European Aquatics Championships. and in Duet at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She also competed at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary and at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Giorgio Minisini</span> Italian synchronized swimmer

Giorgio Minisini is an Italian synchronised swimmer. He won two bronze medals in the inaugural mixed duet competition at the 2015 World Championships. He was world champion at the FINA World Aquatics Championships in the mixed duet technical routine in 2017 and 2022 and the mixed duet free routine in 2022. In 2022, he became the first male artistic swimmer to win a gold medal at a LEN European Aquatics Championships in a men's solo event, winning the gold medal in the solo technical routine.

Sara Franceschi is an Italian swimmer. She competed in the women's 400 metre individual medley event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in 200 m individual medley and 400 m individual medley.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Martina Carraro</span> Italian swimmer (born 1993)

Martina Carraro is an Italian swimmer. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 100 m breaststroke and 200 m breaststroke. She was European champion in short course in the 100 m breaststroke at the 2019 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.

Margherita Panziera is an Italian swimmer. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 100 m backstroke and 200 m backstroke. She is also a three-time European Champion in the 200 metre backstroke, winning in 2018, 2021, and 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Simona Quadarella</span> Italian swimmer (born 1998)

Simona Quadarella is an Italian swimmer. She specializes in long distance freestyle events. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in Women's 800 metre freestyle, and at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, won the gold medal in the 1500 m freestyle, and the silver medal in the 800 m freestyle.

Alessandro Miressi is an Italian swimmer. He is a world record holder in the short course 4×100 metre freestyle relay and an Italian record holder in the long course and short course 100 metre freestyle. In the long course 100 metre freestyle, he was 2018 European champion, 2020 European Championships silver medalist, and 2022 European Championships bronze medalist. In the short course 100 metre freestyle, he was 2021 World champion, 2019 and 2021 European Championships silver medalist, and 2022 World Championships bronze medalist.

Giulia Gabbrielleschi is an Italian swimmer who won a silver medal at the 2018 European Championships.

Silvia Scalia is an Italian swimmer who won two medals at the 2019 Summer Universiade.

Domenico Acerenza is an Italian open water swimmer and pool swimmer. He is the 2022 European Aquatics Championships gold medalist in the 10 kilometre open water swim and the 2022 World Aquatics Championships silver medalist in the 10 kilometre open water swim. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, he placed ninth in the 1500 metre freestyle.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nicolò Martinenghi</span> Italian swimmer

Nicolò Martinenghi is an Italian swimmer. He is a two-time world record holder in the 4×50 metre medley relay, swimming breaststroke on both relays. He is the Italian record holder in the 50 metre breaststroke and 100 metre breaststroke.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Benedetta Pilato</span> Italian swimmer (born 2005)

Benedetta Pilato is an Italian swimmer. She is the world record holder in the long course 50 metre breaststroke. She is the European champion in the 50 metre breaststroke in 2021 and the 100 metre breaststroke in 2022 as well as the silver medalist in the 50 metre breaststroke in 2022. In 2021, she won a silver medal in the 50 metre breaststroke at the 2021 World Short Course Championships. She is the world champion in the 100 metre breaststroke and the silver medal in the 50 metre breaststroke at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thomas Ceccon</span> Italian swimmer (born 2001)

Thomas Ceccon is an Italian swimmer. He is a world record holder in the long course 100 metre backstroke and the short course 4×100 metre freestyle relay. He is also the Italian record holder in the long course 50 metre backstroke and 50 metre butterfly. He is the 2022 World champion in the 100 metre backstroke and 2022 European champion in the 100 metre backstroke and 50 metre butterfly. In the 100 metre individual medley, he won the gold medal at the 2022 World Short Course Championships and the bronze medal at the 2021 World Short Course Championships. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in 4×100 metre freestyle relay, a bronze medal in the 4×100 metre medley relay, placed fourth in the 100 metre bacsktroke, and placed twelfth in the 100 metre freestyle.

Lisa Angiolini is an Italian swimmer. She competed in the women's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships, in Budapest, Hungary. She was also part of the Italian team that won the bronze medal in the women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event.

Evgeniia Igorevna Chikunova is a Russian swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre breaststroke, 200 metre breaststroke, and 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Michele Lamberti is a competitive Italian swimmer. He is a former world record holder in the short course 4×50-metre medley relay. He currently holds the Italian record in the short course 50-metre backstroke. At the 2021 European Short Course Championships he won a gold medal and set a world record in the 4×50-metre medley relay, won three silver medals, one in the 50-metre backstroke, one in the 100-metre butterfly, and one in the 4×50-metre mixed medley relay, and won a bronze medal in the 200-metre backstroke. At the 2021 World Short Course Championships he won two bronze medals in relay events, swimming in the preliminaries for each relay.

Lorenzo Mora is a competitive Italian swimmer. He is a world record holder in the short course 4×50 metre medley relay. He is the Italian record holder in the short course 100 metre backstroke and 200 metre backstroke. In the 50 metre backstroke, he won the silver medal at the 2021 World Short Course Championships and the bronze medal at the 2022 Mediterranean Games. In the 100 metre backstroke, he won the silver medal at each the 2022 World Short Course Championships and the 2022 Mediterranean Games. In the 200 metre backstroke, he won the bronze medal at the 2022 World Short Course Championships, the silver medal at the 2021 European Short Course Championships, and the gold medal at the 2022 Mediterranean Games.

Simone Cerasuolo is an Italian competitive swimmer. He is the world junior record holder in the short course 50 metre and 100 metre breaststroke events. In the 50 metre breaststroke, he won a gold medal at the 2021 European Junior Championships, the silver medal at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships, the bronze medal at the 2022 World Short Course Championships, and placed fifth at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships. In the 100 metre breaststroke, he won the bronze medal at the 2021 European Junior Championships and placed sixth in the final at the 2022 World Short Course Championships.

Lorenzo Galossi is an Italian competitive swimmer. He is the world junior record in the long course 800-metre freestyle and the European junior record holder in the long course 400-metre freestyle. At the 2022 European Aquatics Championships, he won the bronze medal in the 800-metre freestyle. At the 2022 European Junior Championships, he won medals in three individual events, the gold medal each in the 400-metre freestyle and the 800-metre freestyle and the silver medal in the 200-metre freestyle.

References

  1. "Luca Pizzini - Federazione Italiana Nuoto". Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  2. "Luca Pizzini". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  3. LEN (14 August 2022). "European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 200m Breaststroke Men Final". Microplus. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  4. "Silvia Scalia è argento nei 50 dorso, Luca Pizzini bronzo nei 200 rana - Segui la diretta streaming" (in Italian). Rai News . 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  5. Ravelli, Arianna (14 August 2022). "Europei di nuoto, le medaglie di oggi: la 4x100 stile uomini è d'oro. Silvia Scalia argento nei 50 dorso, Pizzini bronzo nei 200 rana" (in Italian). Corriere della Sera . Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  6. "Europei nuoto: bronzo per il veronese Pizzini nei 200 rana" (in Italian). Telenuovo . 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.