Fabio Scozzoli (born 8 August 1988) is an Italian

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. At the 2012 World Short Course Championships, he won the gold medal in the 100 metre breaststroke. He is the 2022 Mediterranean champion in the 50 metre breaststroke.

Career

On 25 July 2011 won the silver medal at the World Championships in Shanghai in the 100 m breaststroke, beaten by

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and in front of

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, also establishing two Italians records: in the semi-final with a time of 59.83 and in the final with a time of 59.42. On 27 July 2011 has also won the silver medal in the 50m breaststroke, behind Brazilian

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and again in front of

, also establishing the Italian record in that distance with a time of 27.17. On 13 December 2012 Scozzoli became the first Italian swimmer ever to win a gold medal in a World Swimming Championships (25 m) competition winning the Men's 100 metre breaststroke at Istanbul 2012. Once back in

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, the 4 August has improved the primacy of the Italian and European short course 50m breaststroke in, held by

Alessandro Terrin Alessandro Terrin (born 11 July 1985) is a male Italian swimmer. He represented Italy at the 2008 Olympic Games in the 100m breaststroke and the 4×100m; medley relay swimming events.2022 Mediterranean Games The 2022 Mediterranean Games ( ar, ألعاب البحر الأبيض المتوسط 2022, links=, lit=, translit=ʾAlʿāb al-Baḥr al-ʾAbyaḍ al-Mutawassiṭ 2022), officially known as the XIX Mediterranean Games and commonly known as Oran ...

, on the second day of swimming competition, Scozzoli set a new Games record in the preliminaries of the 50 metre breaststroke with a time of 27.17 seconds and qualified for the final ranking first overall.MicroPlus Timing (2 July 2022)
"Oran 2022 Swimming: Results 50m Breaststroke Men Preliminary"
'' Oran 2022''. Retrieved 4 July 2022.Passanti, Alessandro (2 July 2022)
"Nuoto, Giochi del Mediterraneo 2022: ottimi risultati dagli azzurri nelle batterie odierne, Scozzoli il più veloce nei 50 rana"
(in Italian). ''OA Sport''. Retrieved 4 July 2022. In the final, later the same day, he won the gold medal with a time of 26.97 seconds, lowering the Games record he set in the morning by 0.20 seconds and finishing 0.03 seconds ahead of short course metres world record holder in the event Emre Sakçı of

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.MicroPlus Timing (2 July 2022)
"Oran 2022 Swimming: Results 50m Breaststroke Men Final"
'' Oran 2022''. Retrieved 4 July 2022.Tiseo, Giandomenico (2 July 2022)
"Nuoto, Giochi del Mediterraneo 2022: una cascata d'oro per I'Italia a Orano. Scozzoli e Megli sugli scudi"
(in Italian). ''OA Sport''. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
(in Italian). ''

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''. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022. Scozzoli was named as a team captain on the Italy swim team for the

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, held in

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, with an age of 34 years old as of the start date of the competition."Italy announce strong swimming team for Roma 2022"
''roma2022.eu''. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022. In the 50 metre breaststroke on day five, he narrowly ranked third overall in the preliminaries with a time of 26.89 seconds, which was 0.04 seconds behind second-ranked

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also of Italy, and did not qualify for the semifinals as he was not one of the two fastest Italians.

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(15 August 2022)
"European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 50m Breaststroke Men Preliminary"
''Microplus''. Retrieved 15 August 2022.Spada, Enrico (15 August 2022)
"Nuoto, Fabio Scozzoli: Devo decidere se operarmi al ginocchio e smettere o se provare la rincorsa a Parigi"
(in Italian). ''Corriere Romagna''. Retrieved 15 August 2022.

Olympic achievements

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Swimmer profile
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Career

Olympic achievements

See also

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