Andrea Righi (born 14 December 1979) is a retired freestyle

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, who was a specialist in the long-distance events. He is best known for winning three medals at the 1999 Summer Universiade in

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1979 births Living people Italian male freestyle swimmers Summer World University Games medalists in swimming FISU World University Games gold medalists for Italy FISU World University Games silver medalists for Italy Swimmers of Centro Sportivo Carabinieri Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade {{Italy-swimming-bio-stub