Fabio Bencivenga
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Fabio Bencivenga (born January 20, 1976 in Capua
) is a retired water polo
player from Italy
, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 (Atlanta, Georgia
). He was a member of the Men's National Team
that claimed the bronze medal in 1996.
Capua
Capua is a city and comune in the province of Caserta, Campania, southern Italy, situated 25 km north of Naples, on the northeastern edge of the Campanian plain. Ancient Capua was situated where Santa Maria Capua Vetere is now...
) is a retired water polo
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...
player 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 represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 (Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
). He was a member of the Men's National Team
Italy men's national water polo team
The Italian national water polo team represents Italy in men's international water polo competitions and is controlled by Federnuoto...
that claimed the bronze medal in 1996.