Federico Esposito
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Italy |
| Born | 2 June 1987 Piombino, Italy |
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
| Sailing career | |
| Class | Sailboard |
| Club | Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro[1][2] |
| Coach | Adriano Stella[1] |
Federico Esposito (born June 2, 1987 in Piombino) is an Italian windsurfer, who specialized in Neil Pryde RS:X class.[1][3] He represented Italy at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and has been currently training for Fiamma Oro Sport Club (Italian: Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro) under his personal coach and mentor Adriano Stella.[2] As of September 2013, Esposito is ranked no. 45 in the world for the sailboard class by the International Sailing Federation.
Esposito competed in the men's RS:X class at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London by finishing thirty-sixth and receiving a berth from the ISAF World Championships in Perth, Western Australia.[4] Struggling to attain a top position in the opening series, Esposito accumulated a net score of 269 points to pick up a thirty-fourth spot in a fleet of thirty-eight windsurfers.[5][6]
References
- ^ a b c "Federico Esposito". London 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ a b "CONI Profile – Federico Esposito" (in Italian). Italian National Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Federico Esposito". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ "Campionato del Mondo classi Olimpiche: l'Italia si qualifica in RS:X, Laser Radial, Finn e 470 man's ai prossimi Giochi di Londra" (in Italian). Gruppi Sportivi Fiamme Gialle. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Men's RS:X". London 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ "Londra 2012: Day 8. Sensini in Medal Vittoria di Conti-Micol" (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Vela. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
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