Teresa Frassinetti (born 24 December 1985) is an Italian former
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, who is currently deputy president of the
Federazione Italiana Nuoto.
She was part of the Italian team winning the bronze medal at the
2015 World Aquatics Championships
The 16th FINA World Championships (russian: Чемпионат мира по водным видам спорта 2015), also Aquatics 2015, were held in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015. Russia hosted this event for the first time. T ...
, where she played in the centre forward position.
She competed in the
2012 Summer Olympics, and the
2016 Summer Olympics.
On 19 May 2017 Frassinetti announced her retirement from the game.
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 Olympic medalists in water polo (women)
Women's water polo became an Olympic sport at the 2000 Olympics. Since then, the United States women's team has won six consecutive medals.
There are thirty-five female athletes who have won two or more Olympic medals in water polo. Heather Pet ...
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References
External links
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1985 births
Living people
Water polo players from Genoa
Italian female water polo players
Water polo centre forwards
Water polo players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Italy in water polo
World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
21st-century Italian women
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