Luca Marin

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Luca Marin
Personal information
Full nameLuca Marin
Nationality Italy
Born (1986-04-09) April 9, 1986 (age 38)
Vittoria, Ragusa
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesMedley
ClubCooperativa Terranova
Medal record
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2005 Montreal 400 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Melbourne 400 m medley
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2006 Shanghai 400 m medley
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2004 Madrid 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2006 Budapest 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2008 Eindhoven 400 m medley
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2006 Helsinki 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2004 Vienna 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2005 Trieste 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2007 Debrecen 400 m medley

Luca Marin (born 9 April 1986 in Vittoria, Province of Ragusa) is an Italian medley swimmer. He specializes in the 400 m medley, and won ten medals at European and World Championships in this event. At the 2006 European Short Course Swimming Championships he won a gold medal, beating László Cseh, the world record holder.

Biography

He participated at the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens for Italy, reaching 10th place in the 400 m medley.[1][2][3] At the 2008 Summer Olympics he finished in 5th place in the same event, and 12th at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4]

Luca Marin was engaged to Laure Manaudou and Federica Pellegrini.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Montreal 2005 Results". Archived from the original on January 28, 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-09. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "12th FINA World Championships". Archived from the original on 2007-06-06. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
  3. ^ "Shanghai 2006 results". Archived from the original on March 6, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-24. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Luca Marin Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
  5. ^ "Laure Manaudou Rediscovers Passion for Swimming at Auburn". nytimes.com. Retrieved 28 May 2012.

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