Stefano Battistelli
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Stefano Battistelli (born 6 March 1970 in Rome
) is a former backstroke
and medley
swimmer from Italy
, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics (1988 and 1992), and won a bronze medal at each appearance.
The bronze in Seoul was the first Olympic medal for a male Italian swimmer.
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
) is a former backstroke
Backstroke
The backstroke, also sometimes called the back crawl, is one of the four swimming styles regulated by FINA, and the only regulated style swum on the back. This has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimmers not being able to see where they are going. It is also the only...
and medley
Medley swimming
Medley is a combination of four different swimming styles into one race. This race is either swum by one swimmer as individual medley or by four swimmers as a medley relay...
swimmer 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 competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics (1988 and 1992), and won a bronze medal at each appearance.
The bronze in Seoul was the first Olympic medal for a male Italian swimmer.