 Luca Tesconi on the winner's podium at the 2012 Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 3, 1982 Pietrasanta, Italy | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Italy | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | C.S. Carabinieri | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Luca Tesconi (born January 3, 1982) is an Italian sports shooter who won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
On 28 July, he won the 10m air pistol silver for Italy, in London Olympics 2012. [1]
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