Paolo Pucci (born 21 April 1935) is a retired Italian

freestyle swimmer Freestyle is a category of swimming competition, defined by the rules of the International Swimming Federation (FINA), in which competitors are subject to a few limited restrictions on their swimming stroke. Freestyle races are the most common ...

and

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 competed in the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

. He was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 100 m freestyle competition and finished fourth with the Italian water polo team. Pucci won a gold medal at the

1958 European Aquatics Championships The 1958 LEN European Aquatics Championships took place in Budapest, Hungary from 31 August until 6 September. In swimming, the 4 × 100 m medley relays for men and women were introduced. Medal table Medal summary Diving ;Men's events ;Wome ...

in the 100 m freestyle, becoming Italy's first swimming European champion.

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1935 births Living people Swimmers from Rome Italian male freestyle swimmers Italian male water polo players Olympic swimmers for Italy Olympic water polo players for Italy Swimmers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1956 Summer Olympics European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Swimmers at the 1955 Mediterranean Games Swimmers at the 1959 Mediterranean Games Universiade medalists in swimming Mediterranean Games medalists in water polo Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Italy Medalists at the 1959 Summer Universiade Water polo players from Rome {{Italy-waterpolo-bio-stub

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