Gianni De Magistris
Gianni De Magistris (born 3 December 1950 in Florence, Italy) is a retired Italian water polo player. He was part of Italian teams that won the world title in 1978, a silver medal at the 1976 Olympics, and two bronze medals, at the 1975 world and 1977 European championships.[1]
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| Born | 3 December 1950 Florence, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Water polo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Rari Nantes Florentia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Magistris played in five consecutive Summer Olympics for Italy from 1968 to 1984. He is the third athlete to compete in water polo at five Olympics, after Briton Paul Radmilovic and Hungarian Dezső Gyarmati. He is among the first ten Italians to compete at five Olympics.[1] He is also a leading scorer in Olympic water polo history, with 59 goals.[1]
See also
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Legends of Italian sport - Walk of Fame
- List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games
References
- Gianni De Magistris Archived 29 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
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