Davide Lorenzini
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Davide Lorenzini is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...
) is a retired diver
Diving
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
from Italy
Italy
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, who is best known for winning the bronze medal in the men's 3 m springboard at the 1991 European Championships in Athens, Greece.
Lorenzini represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
(Barcelona, Spain). He was affiliated with the carabinieri
Carabinieri
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during his career.