Andrea Facchin (born 20 September 1978 in Padova) is an Italian flatwater canoer who has competed since 1999. Competing in two

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, he won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at Beijing in

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. Facchin's greatest success came in 2002 when he won a bronze medal at the European Championships in the K-4 500 m event. He also won the K-1 500 m event at the

1999 Military World Games The 1999 Military World Games was the second edition of the global multi-sport event for military personnel, organised by the International Military Sports Council (CISM). It was hosted in Zagreb, Croatia from 8 to 17 August. Mar del Plata, Argent ...

. For the specific weight training programme, his

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coach was Master

Paolo Tassetto Paolo Tassetto (Oderzo, 20 April 1959) is an Italian weightlifting coach, ''Physical Training Master'' of the Italian Weightlifting Federation, strength and conditioning expert. He is an ''Honoured Master'' in Olympic weightlifting. Biography ...

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1978 births Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Italian male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for Italy Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in canoeing Canoeists of Fiamme Gialle Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in canoeing 20th-century Italian people 21st-century Italian people Sportspeople from Padua {{Italy-canoe-bio-stub