Chiara Brancati (born 20 July 1981) was an Italian
water polo
Water polo is a competitive sport, 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 water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...
player. She was a member of the
Italy women's national water polo team
The Italy women's national water polo team represents Italy in international women's water polo competitions and friendly matches. The team is one of the leading teams in Europe since the mid-1990s, claiming the title at the 2004 Summer Olympic ...
, playing as
goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...
.
She was a part of the team at the
2008 Summer Olympics.
On club level she played for
Geymonat Orizzonte in Italy.
See also
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Italy women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Italy women's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
The Italy women's national water polo team has participated in 4 of 5 official women's water polo tou ...
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List of women's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers
This is a list of female goalkeepers who have been named in the national water polo team for the Summer Olympics.
Abbreviations
Winning goalkeepers
The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), cap number ...
References
External links
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* http://orizzontepallanuoto.com/chiara-brancati-e-maddalena-musumeci-tornano-a-giocare-con-lorizzonte-catania/
* http://spettacoliecultura.ilmessaggero.it/libri/berto_bianciardi_chiara_brancati_salone_torino_scrittori_dimenticati-407952.html
* http://deepbluemedia.photoshelter.com/image/I0000A9VkrD1u3Ik
*http://www.zimbio.com/photos/Chiara+Brancati/Olympics+Day+5+Water+Polo/p2kq1t5JzD6
1981 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Catania
Italian female water polo players
Water polo goalkeepers
Olympic water polo players for Italy
Water polo players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
21st-century Italian women
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