Elena Gigli
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Elena Gigli is a female water polo
goalkeeper
from Italy
, who won the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens, Greece.She also won silver medal in European championship in Belgrado 2006.Her club team is Fiorentina Waterpolo Giotti(Italy) and she won Len Champions Cup and Italian league in 2006/2007.
Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
goalkeeper
Goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, a goalkeeper is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by intercepting shots at goal...
from Italy
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...
, who won the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in Athens, Greece.She also won silver medal in European championship in Belgrado 2006.Her club team is Fiorentina Waterpolo Giotti(Italy) and she won Len Champions Cup and Italian league in 2006/2007.