Pietro Figlioli (born 29 May 1984) 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. He competed for Australia at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics and for Italy in 2012 and 2016 and won two medals for Italy. He also won the world title in 2011. In 2012 he received the Gold Collar of Sporting Merit from the
Italian Olympic Committee
The Italian National Olympic Committee ( it, Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano, CONI), founded in 1914 and a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), is responsible for the development and management of sports activity in Italy. ...
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Personal life
Figlioli was born in Brazil, but his family moved to Australia when he was three years old. His father José Fiolo
José Sylvio Fiolo (born March 2, 1950, in Campinas) is a former international breaststroke swimmer from Brazil.
Fiolo participated for his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics: 1968 Mexico City, 1972 Munich and 1976 Montrea ...
is a former Olympic swimmer.[ Figlioli is married to Laura and has sons Lorenzo and Matteo.][Pietro Figlioli]
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Career
Figlioli started competing with the North Brisbane Polo Bears at Albany Creek, Queensland
Albany Creek is a southern suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Albany Creek had a population of 15,769 people.
Geography
Albany Creek is located approximately 17 kilometres north-west of the Brisbane central busi ...
in Australia. He was part of Australia's Olympic squad for the 2004
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and 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 ...
. He was the top sprinter at these two Olympics, with 24 and 21 sprints won, respectively. He was also a member of the Australian squad that finished 10th at the 2007 FINA World Championships
The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events ar ...
in Melbourne and won the bronze medal at the 2007 FINA Water Polo World League
The FINA Water Polo World League was an international water polo league organized by FINA, which plays annually, typically from winter through to June. League play featured continental tournaments for men and women, from which the top teams emerge ...
in Berlin. Figlioli is regarded as one of the world's fastest water polo swimmers and shooters.
In May 2009, Figlioli signed a deal with Italian club Pro Recco
A.S.D. Pro Recco (Official name: Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Pro Recco) is an Italian water polo club from Recco, in Liguria. It currently plays in Serie A1.
Pro Recco is the most successful club in men's water polo. In men's domestic ...
. The deal included becoming an Italian citizen, to comply with the Italian league's rule changes to restrict extra-European players from two to one player per team. As a result of this, he was able to play for Italy at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, winning a medal on both occasions. He was the joint top sprinter at the 2012 Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
, with 19 sprints won.
See also
* Italy men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Italy men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
The Italy men's national water polo team has participated in 21 of 27 official men's water polo tourname ...
* List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
Men's water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since 1900. Hungary men's national water polo team has won sixteen Olympic medals, becoming the most successful country in men's tournament.
There are fifty-nine male athletes who have ...
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* List of men's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers
This is a list of top goalscorers in the men's Olympic water polo tournament since the inaugural official edition in 1900.
Abbreviations
Overall top goalscorers
As of 2016, 57 male players have scored 30 or more goals at the Summer Olympics.
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* List of sportspeople who competed for more than one nation
This is a list of sportspeople who have moved to compete for another country. Not included in this list are:
*Players who could choose to play for a new country after the dissolution of their former country. This mainly affected players from the ...
* List of world champions in men's water polo
This is a list of world champions in men's water polo since the inaugural official edition in 1973.
Abbreviations
History
The 1973 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the first edition of the men's water polo tournament at the World Aquati ...
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References
External links
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1984 births
Living people
Australian people of Italian descent
Water polo players from Rio de Janeiro (city)
Australian male water polo players
Brazilian male water polo players
Italian male water polo players
Water polo drivers
Water polo players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic water polo players of Australia
Olympic silver medalists for Italy in water polo
Olympic bronze medalists for Italy in water polo
World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games competitors for Italy
Naturalised citizens of Italy
Brazilian emigrants to Australia
Australian emigrants to Italy
Brazilian emigrants to Italy
Brazilian people of Italian descent
Sportsmen from Queensland
Expatriate water polo players