Emilio Polli
 Emilio Polli in 1931 | |||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
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| Full name | Emilio Polli | ||||||
| Nickname(s) | de Franchi | ||||||
| Nationality |
 Italy | ||||||
| Born |
1901 Milano | ||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3.5 in (191.8 cm) | ||||||
| Weight | 213 lb (97 kg) | ||||||
| Sport | |||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||
| Strokes | freestyle | ||||||
| Club | Società Canottieri Milano | ||||||
Medal record
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Emilio Polli (1901 – 1983) was an Italian freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.
In 1924 he was part of the Italian relay team which was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay competition.
Four years later he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 100 metre freestyle event. He was also a member of the Italian relay team which was eliminated in the first round of the 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay competition.
Emilio Polli, is the uncle and trainer of the thai boxing champion Paolo Emilio Biotti.
Emilio Polli was the owner and CEO of Polli Corporation, an Italian food and agroindustrial company.
Palmarès
| Olympic Games | 100 m freestyle | 4×200 m freestyle |
1924 Paris France |
--- | 7º in semifinale - 11'00"4 : |
1928 Amsterdam Netherlands |
13º in semifinale " |
squal. in batteria : |
| European championship | 100 m freestyle | 4×200 m freestyle |
1926 Budapest Hungary |
7º 1'08"0 |
5º - 10'49"5 : |
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| 1927 Bologna Italy |
5º 1'05"2 |
4º - 10'19"0 : |
Italian championships
Winner of 14 individual titles and 11 titles in team:
- 3 title in 50 m freestyle
- 7 title in 100 m freestyle
- 1 title in 200 m freestyle
- 3 title in 100 m Breaststroke
- 2 in team 5×50 m freestyle
- 1 in team 4×100 m freestyle
- 7 in team 4×200 m freestyle
- 1 in team 3×100 m mix
Bibliography
- Aronne Anghileri, Alla ricerca del nuoto perduto, Cassina de' Pecchi, SEP editrice S.R.L., 2002, vol. II. ISBN 88-87110-27-1.
- France Olympic Committee, VIIIme Olympiade, 1924 (versione digitalizzata) challenger Johnny Weissmuller
- Dutch Olympic Committee, The Ninth Olympiad Amsterdam 1928 Official Report, 1928 (versione digitalizzata) challenger Johnny Weissmuller
- Swimmers at the 1924 Summer Olympics: Johnny Weissmuller, Duke Kahanamoku, Frank Beaurepaire, Boy Charlton, Jack Hatfield, Gertrude Ederle, Emilio Polli, LLC Books, General Books LLC, 2010
- Swimmers at the 1928 Summer Olympics: Johnny Weissmuller, Buster Crabbe, Boy Charlton, Walter Laufer, Jack Hatfield, Walter Spence Emilio Polli, LLC Books, General Books LLC, 2010
- Almanacco italiano, Volume 34, Bemporad-Marzocco, 1929
Links
- 1924 Summer Olympics, Paris
- 1928 Summer Olympics, Amsterdam
External links
- Emilio Polli's profile at Sports Reference.com
- Report on Italian Olympic swimmers (Italian)
- Olympic committee, 1924 VIIIme Olympiade, 1924 ()
- Olympic committee, 1928, The Ninth Olympiad Amsterdam 1928 Official Report, 1928 ()