Niccolò Gitto
Gitto at the 2015 World Championships
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1986-10-12) 12 October 1986
Rome, Italy[1]
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
SportWater polo
ClubPro Recco (2010-)[3]
Coached byRatko Rudic (club)
Alessandro Campagna (national)[4]
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonTeam
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 ShanghaiTeam

Niccolò Gitto (born 12 October 1986) is an Italian water polo player. He won the world title in 2012 and two Olympic medals in 2012 and 2016. In 2012 he received the Gold Collar of Sporting Merit from the Italian Olympic Committee. He is married to Victoria and has a son Leonardo.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Niccolò Gitto Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
  2. Niccolò Gitto Archived 2016-10-18 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  3. 1 2 Niccolò Gitto. nbcolympics.com
  4. "Niccolo' Gitto". 2012 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 2013-01-23. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
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