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Born | 16 December 1993 30) Benevento, Italy | (age|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stefania Pirozzi (born 16 December 1993 in Benevento) is an Italian swimmer who competes in the Women's 400m individual medley. [1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics she finished 22nd overall in the heats in the Women's 400 metre individual medley and failed to reach the final. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she competed in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay. [2]
Pirozzi is an athlete of the Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro. [3]
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