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Tommaso Marconi
Tommaso Marconi (born 17 January 1982 in Rome) is an Italian diver. Biography In the 3 metre platform synchronized event he won the gold medal at the 2004 European Championships and the bronze medals at the European Championships in 2002 and 2006. He also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ... and the 2008 Olympic Games. He is a brother of divers Maria Marconi and Nicola Marconi. References * External linksPADI Instructor Development Course 1982 births Living people Italian male divers Divers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Divers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic divers for Italy Divers from Rome Divers of Marina Militare Divers of Fiamme Oro European Aquatics Championships medalists in diving {{Italy-ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diving (sport)
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, usually while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime. Competitors possess many of the same characteristics as gymnasts and dancers, including strength, flexibility, kinaesthetic judgment and air awareness. Some professional divers were originally gymnasts or dancers as both the sports have similar characteristics to diving. Dmitri Sautin holds the record for most Olympic diving medals won, by winning eight medals in total between 1992 and 2008. History Plunging Although diving has been a popular pastime across the world since ancient times, the first modern diving competitions were held in England in the 1880s. The exact origins of the sport are unclear, though it likely derives from the act of diving at the start of swimming races.Wilson, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
