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Domenico Fioravanti
Domenico Fioravanti with the Italian President Carlo
Azeglio Ciampi |
| Personal
information |
| Full name |
Domenico Fioravanti |
| Nationality |
 Italy |
| Stroke(s) |
Breaststroke |
| Club |
Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Gialle
Nuoto Club Verona |
| Date of birth |
31 May 1977 (1977-05-31) (age 32) |
| Place of birth |
Novara,
Piedmont |
| Height |
1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) |
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Domenico Fioravanti (born 31 May 1977) is a
retired Italian competitive
swimmer who won two gold medals in the 2000
Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Career
Domenico Fioravanti was born at Novara, Piedmont.
He started to swim competitively at the age of nine, and one
year later began training daily, spurred by his elder brother
Massimiliano who was also 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 the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke races. He
also won another gold European medal in the 100 m
breaststroke.
In 2001 he received the silver medal in the 100 m
breaststroke and bronze medal in the 50 m breaststroke at the
World Championship.
Moreover, he won the Italian championship thirty times.
In 2004 he was forced to retire from competitive swimming due to
a genetic heart anomaly.
Personal
bests
In long course swimming, Fioravanti's personal bests are:
- 50 m breaststroke: 27.72
- 100 m breaststroke: 1:00.46
- 200 m breaststroke: 2:10.87
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