Raffaele Franceschi (born 18 May 1960) is an Italian swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the

1983 European Aquatics Championships The 1983 LEN European Aquatics Championships took place at the Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto in Rome, Italy, between 22 August and 27 August 1983. East Germany won all women's events in the swimming competition, and also every silver medal available to ...

. He also competed at the

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and

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

and finished fifth in the 100 m and 4 × 200 m freestyle events in 1980. His brother,

Giovanni Franceschi Giovanni Franceschi (born 25 April 1963 in Milan) is an Italian swimmer who won two five medals in medley disciplines at European Championships of 1981–1983. He also competed in three events at the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Su ...

, is also a retired Olympic swimmer. In the 2000s, Raffaele was competing in the masters category.Mondiale per Colombo
. nuoto.it (29 October 2008).

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1960 births Living people Italian male swimmers Swimmers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Italian male freestyle swimmers European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Olympic swimmers for Italy 20th-century Italian people {{Italy-swimming-bio-stub