Domenico Fioravanti

Domenico Fioravanti (born 31 May 1977) is a retired Italian competitive swimmer who won two gold medals in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[2]

Domenico Fioravanti
Domenico Fioravanti with the Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Personal information
Full nameDomenico Fioravanti
Nationality Italy
Born (1977-05-31) 31 May 1977
Novara, Piedmont
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubGruppo Sportivo Fiamme Gialle
Nuoto Club Verona
Medal record
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney 100 m breaststroke
2000 Sydney 200 m breaststroke
World Championships (LC)
2001 Fukuoka 100 m breaststroke
2001 Fukuoka 50 m breaststroke
World Championships (SC)
1999 Hong Kong 100 m breaststroke
European Championships (LC)
1999 Istanbul 100 m breaststroke
2000 Helsinki 100 m breaststroke
2000 Helsinki 200 m breaststroke
European Championships (SC)
2000 Valencia 50 m breaststroke
2000 Valencia 100 m breaststroke
2000 Valencia 200 m breaststroke
Mediterranean Games
1997 Bari 100 m breaststroke
1997 Bari 4×100 m medley[1]

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

See also

References
  1. "Giochi del Mediterraneo 1997". Archived from the original on 27 August 2006. Retrieved 13 November 2008.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Domenico Fioravanti". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
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