Luca Marin OLY (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
editHe 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]
Curiosity
editMarin represents the Knave (corresponding to the Jack in the Italian playing cards) within the communication code the duo formed by pro players Febo and Rico elaborated for their games since the mid-2000s during the Ossuccio Briscola Tournament.
References
edit- ^ "Montreal 2005 Results". Archived from the original on 28 January 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2007.
- ^ "12th FINA World Championships". Archived from the original on 6 June 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2007.
- ^ "Shanghai 2006 results". Archived from the original on 6 March 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2007.
- ^ "Luca Marin Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ^ Crouse, Karen (13 January 2012). "Laure Manaudou Rediscovers Passion for Swimming at Auburn". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
External links
edit- Luca Marin on Italian Swimming Federation's website (in Italian)