Domenico Fioravanti
Encyclopedia
Domenico Fioravanti is a retired Italian
competitive swimmer who won two gold medals in the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney
.
, Piedmont
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He started to swim competitively at the age of nine, and one year later began training daily, spurred by his elder brother Massimiliano who was also a swimmer.
In 1995 he took part at his first European Championship. In 1999 he was European champion in the 100 m breaststroke.
In 2000 Fioravanti became the first Italian
swimmer to win a gold medal in the Olympic Games
, winning both the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke races. He also won another gold European medal in the 100 m breaststroke.
In 2001 he received the silver medal in the 100 m breaststroke and bronze medal in the 50 m breaststroke at the World Championship.
Moreover, he won the Italian championship thirty times.
In 2004 he was forced to retire from competitive swimming due to a genetic heart anomaly.
Italy
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competitive swimmer who won two gold medals in the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney
Sydney
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Career
Domenico Fioravanti was born at NovaraNovara
Novara is the capital city of the province of Novara in the Piedmont region in northwest Italy, to the west of Milan. With c. 105,000 inhabitants, it is the second most populous city in Piedmont after Turin. It is an important crossroads for commercial traffic along the routes from Milan to Turin...
, Piedmont
Piedmont
Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...
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He started to swim competitively at the age of nine, and one year later began training daily, spurred by his elder brother Massimiliano who was also a swimmer.
In 1995 he took part at his first European Championship. In 1999 he was European champion in the 100 m breaststroke.
In 2000 Fioravanti became the first Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
swimmer to win a gold medal in the Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
, winning both the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke races. He also won another gold European medal in the 100 m breaststroke.
In 2001 he received the silver medal in the 100 m breaststroke and bronze medal in the 50 m breaststroke at the World Championship.
Moreover, he won the Italian championship thirty times.
In 2004 he was forced to retire from competitive swimming due to a genetic heart anomaly.
Personal bests
In long course swimming, Fioravanti's personal bests are:- 50 m breaststroke: 27.72
- 100 m breaststroke: 1:00.46
- 200 m breaststroke: 2:10.87