Elisabetta Dessy

Elisabetta "Betty" Dessy
Born Elisabetta Dessy
(1957-11-28) 28 November 1957
Rome, Italy
Spouse(s) Klaus Dibiasi (Annulled)
Modeling information
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Hair color Blonde[1]
Eye color Blue[1]
Agency Why Not Model Agency

Elisabetta Dessy (born 28 November 1957) is an Italian former model, actress and swimmer who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.[2]

Elisabetta Dessy
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1957-11-28) 28 November 1957
Rome, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 58 kg (128 lb; 9.1 st)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Club C.C. Aniene
Coach Celio Brunelleschi

She trained for the Aniene Rowing Club, is trained with Roberto Pangaro. She was a member of the national swimming team from 1971 to 1976, with more than 15 caps for the national team. She performed the 100 m breaststroke and 100 m freestyle at the Vienna European Championship in 1974. She was part of the national team in the Latin Cup: in Marseille in 1974, in Las Palmas in 1975, in Acapulco in 1976; she participated in the Five Nations - in Järfälla, in Minsk, in Erfurt and in Nice.

She was on the 4 x 100 m freestyle relay team that won the gold medal at the Mediterranean Games in 1975 in Algiers, while in the 100 m freestyle, she won the bronze medal.

She took part in the 4x100 m mixed relay in the Olympic Games in Montreal in 1976, setting a new Italian record in the semifinals.

She was Italian champion in the 100 m freestyle in 1974, 1975 and 1976, in the 4 x 100 m freestyle relay in 1972 and 1973, and in the mixed relay 4 x 100 .

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/agencies/Why+Not+Model+Agency/ Why Not Model Agency
  2. "Olympics". sports-reference. Retrieved 22 July 2012.


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