Ilaria Bianchi (born 6 January 1990) is a female Italian olympic
swimmer
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Biography
Ilaria Bianchi participated at the
2008 Summer 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 Na ...
, she qualified for her second Olympic appearance in
London 2012
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and third in
Rio de Janeiro 2016
)
, nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams)
, athletes = 11,238
, events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines)
, opening = 5 August 2016
, closing = 21 August 2016
, opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer
, cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro de ...
. At all three Olympics, she competed in the 100 m butterfly and 4 x 100 m medley relay.
Her best result in the individual was 5th at the 2012 Summer Olympics, while the Italian 4 x 100 m medley relay team finished in 8th at the 2016 Olympics.
She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in
100 m butterfly. In
2022 European Aquatics championships
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, she came 4th in team competition.
See also
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Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Swimming
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Italy at the 2012 Summer Olympics - Swimming
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Italy at the 2016 Summer Olympics - Swimming
References
External links
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Ilaria Bianchiat
CONI
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website
Ilaria Bianchiat Nuoto Club Azzurra 91 website
at
FIN
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website
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1990 births
Italian female medley swimmers
European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Italian female butterfly swimmers
Living people
Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
Olympic swimmers of Italy
Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy
Swimmers at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
Swimmers of Fiamme Azzurre
People from Castel San Pietro Terme
Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming
Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Bologna
20th-century Italian women
21st-century Italian women
Swimmers at the 2022 Mediterranean Games