Domenico Fioravanti
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| Medal record | |||
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Competitor for  Italy |
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| Men's Swimming | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 2000 Sydney | 100m Breaststroke | |
| Gold | 2000 Sydney | 200m Breaststroke | |
| World Championships (LC) | |||
| Silver | 2001 Fukuoka | 100m Breaststroke | |
| Bronze | 2001 Fukuoka | 50m Breaststroke | |
| World Championships (SC) | |||
| Silver | 1999 Hong Kong | 100m Breaststroke | |
| European Championships (LC) | |||
| Gold | 1999 Istanbul | 100m Breaststroke | |
| Gold | 2000 Helsinki | 100m Breaststroke | |
| Silver | 2000 Helsinki | 200m Breaststroke | |
Domenico Fioravanti (born May 31, 1977) is an Italian former swimmer who won two gold medals in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He is considered the strongest Italian swimmer of all time.
[edit] Career
Domenico Fioravanti was born at Novara, Piedmont.
He started to race in swimming pool at the age of nine, and one years later started to train everyday, spurred by the elder brother Massimiliano who was already a swimmer.
In 1995 he took part at his first European Championship. In 1999 he was European champion in the 100 m breaststroke.
In 2000 Fioravanti became the first Italian swimmer to win a gold medal in the Olympic Games, winning both 100 m and 200 m breaststroke races. He also won another gold European medal in the 100 m breaststroke. In 2001 he was silver medal in the 100 m breaststroke and bronze medal in the 50 breaststroke at the World Championship.
Moreover he was 30 times Italian champion and won another bronze European medal in the 50m breaststroke.
In 2004 he had to quit the swimming competitions due to a genetic heart anomaly.
[edit] Personal bests
In long course swimming, Fioravanti's personal bests are:
- 50 m breaststroke: 27.72
- 100 m breaststroke: 1:00.46 (Italian record)
- 200 m breaststroke: 2:10.87 (Italian record)
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