Luca Marin
Luca Marin (born 9 April 1986 in Vittoria, Province of Ragusa) is a former Italian medley swimmer. He specialized 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. At the top of his career, he was trained by the Albanian coach Gjon Shyti.
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| Full name | Luca Marin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 9, 1986 Vittoria, Ragusa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Medley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Cooperativa Terranova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
- "Montreal 2005 Results". Archived from the original on January 28, 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
- "12th FINA World Championships". Archived from the original on 2007-06-06. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
- "Shanghai 2006 results". Archived from the original on March 6, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
- "Luca Marin Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
- Crouse, Karen (2012-01-13). "Laure Manaudou Rediscovers Passion for Swimming at Auburn". The New York Times. nytimes.com. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
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