Luca Marin
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| Full name | Luca Marin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
April 9, 1986 Vittoria, Ragusa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Medley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Cooperativa Terranova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Luca Marin (born 9 April 1986 in Vittoria, Province of Ragusa) is an Italian medley swimmer. He specializes in the 400 m medley, and won ten medals at European and World Championships in this event. At the 2006 European Short Course Swimming Championships he won a gold medal, beating László Cseh, the world record holder.
Biography
He participated at the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens for Italy, reaching 10th place in the 400 m medley.[1][2][3] At the 2008 Summer Olympics he finished in 5th place in the same event, and 12th at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4]
Luca Marin was engaged to Laure Manaudou and Federica Pellegrini.[5]
References
- ↑ "Montreal 2005 Results". Archived from the original on January 28, 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
- ↑ "12th FINA World Championships". Archived from the original on 2007-06-06. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
- ↑ "Shanghai 2006 results". Archived from the original on March 6, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
- ↑ "Luca Marin Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
- ↑ "Laure Manaudou Rediscovers Passion for Swimming at Auburn". nytimes.com. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
External links
- Luca Marin on Italian Swimming Federation's website (Italian)
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