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GREGORIO PALTRINIERI

Date of Birth: 05/09/1994

Place of Birth: Carpi (Modena)

Weight x Height: 82 x 1,91

Speciality: 1500m Freestyle, 800m Freestyle, 10 km

First Club: Uninuoto

Club: Fiamme Oro

First Coach: Gabriele Bonazzi

Coach: Fabrizio Antonelli

Other Sports: Basketball

Hobby: Playstation

Relationship Status: Single

Olympic Club: Yes

Olympic Appearances:

4 (Londra 2012, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020, Parigi 2024)

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Biography

He dreamt of becoming a champion when watching Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe in action, then met him in person during a training period in the Pacific. A perfectionist and lover of challenges, out of the water he is a big fan of basketball, the sport he would have taken up if father Luca had not sparked in him a love of swimming. He achieved his most ambitious goal at the 2016 Rio Games: a gold medal in the 1500m freestyle. Then came a turning point. Strong-willed in the choices he makes, he decided to start working in parallel on open-water swimming as well. However, he showed up at the Tokyo 2020 event in precarious physical health due to recently overcoming mononucleosis. He managed in any case to produce a record silver in the 800m freestyle and bronze in the 10 km. In his trophy cabinet, moreover, he can boast more than 30 medals won in various World and European Championships. Despite his advancing age, he remains as hungry as ever, and in Paris 2024, the fourth Olympics of his career, he wants to play a leading role both in the pool and in open water. 

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Palmares

Olympic Games

5° Londra (GBR) 2012 - 1500 stile libero
Rio (BRA) 2016 - 1500 stile libero
Tokyo (JPN) 2020 - 10 km
Tokyo (JPN) 2020 - 800 stile libero
4° Tokyo (JPN) 2020 - 1500 stile libero
Parigi (FRA) 2024 - 800 stile libero
Parigi (FRA) 2024 - 1500 stile libero 
9° Parigi (FRA) 2024 - 10 km

World Championships

19° Shanghai (CHN) 2011 - 1500 stile libero
Barcellona (ESP) 2013 - 1500 stile libero
6° Barcellona (ESP) 2013 - 800 stile libero
 Kazan (RUS) 2015 - 1500 stile libero
Kazan (RUS) 2015 - 800 stile libero
Budapest (HUN) 2017 - 1500 stile libero
Budapest (HUN) 2017 - 800 stile libero
Gwangju (KOR) 2019 - 10 km
Gwangju (KOR) 2019 - 800 stile libero
Gwangju (KOR) 2019 - 1500 stile libero
Budapest (HUN) 2022 - 1500 stile libero
4° Budapest (HUN) 2022 - 800 stile libero
Budapest (HUN) 2022 - 10 km
5° Fukuoka (JPN) 2023 - 10 km
8° Fukuoka (JPN) 2023 - 800 stile libero
Doha (QAT) 2024 - 800 stile libero
9° Doha (QAT) 2024 - 1500 stile libero

European Championships

Debrecen (HUN) 2012 - 1500 stile libero
Debrecen (HUN) 2012 - 800 stile libero
Berlino (GER) 2014 - 1500 stile libero
Berlino (GER) 2014 - 800 stile libero
Londra (GBR) 2016 - 1500 stile libero
Londra (GBR) 2016 - 800 stile libero
Glasgow (GBR) 2018 - 1500 stile libero
Glasgow (GBR) 2018 - 800 stile libero
Budapest (HUN) 2021 - 10 km
Budapest (HUN) 2021 - 1500 stile libero
Budapest (HUN) 2021 - 800 stile libero
Roma (ITA) 2022 - 800 stile libero
Roma (ITA) 2022 - 1500 stile libero
7° Roma (ITA) 2022 - 10 km
Belgrado (SRB) 2024 - 10 km

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