Alessandro Calcaterra (born 26 May 1975 in Civitavecchia) is an Italian

water polo Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...

player, who represented his native country at three consecutive

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, starting in 1996 (

Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...

). He was a member of the men's national team that claimed the bronze medal in 1996. He was the top goalscorer at the

2008 Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Nati ...

, with 27 goals.

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* * 1975 births Living people People from Civitavecchia Italian male water polo players Water polo players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic water polo players of Italy Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in water polo World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in water polo Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital {{Italy-waterpolo-bio-stub

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