Andrea Righi

Italian swimmer
Andrea Righi
Personal information
Full nameAndrea Righi
Nationality Italy
Born (1979-12-14) 14 December 1979 (age 44)
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubCS Carabinieri
ASD Futura Nuoto Prato
Medal record
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1999 Mallorca 1500 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1999 Mallorca 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1999 Mallorca 800 m freestyle

Andrea Righi (born 14 December 1979) is a retired freestyle swimmer from Italy, who was a specialist in the long-distance events. He is best known for winning three medals at the 1999 Summer Universiade in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

References

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Summer Universiade Champions in Men's 1500 m Freestyle
  • 1959: ?? Kádár (HUN)
  • 1961: Murray McLachlan (RSA)
  • 1963: Haruo Yoshimuta (JPN)
  • 1965: Mike Wall (USA)
  • 1967: Mike Burton (USA)
  • 1970: Andy Strenk (USA)
  • 1973: Jack Tingley (USA)
  • 1977: John Weston (USA)
  • 1979: Ron Neugent (USA)
  • 1981: Aleksandr Chayev (URS)
  • 1983: Vladimir Salnikov (URS)
  • 1985 – 1987: Alex Mlawsky (USA)
  • 1991: Ian Wilson (GBR)
  • 1993: Rob Darzynkiewicz (USA)
  • 1995: Hisato Yasui (JPN)
  • 1997: Luiz Lima (BRA)
  • 1999: Andrea Righi (ITA)
  • 2001: Ihor Snitko (UKR)
  • 2003: Yury Prilukov (RUS)
  • 2005: Justin Mortimer (USA)
  • 2007: Chad LaTourette (USA)
  • 2009: Przemysław Stańczyk (POL)
  • 2011: Rocco Potenza (ITA)
  • 2013: Sean Ryan (USA)
  • 2015: Ayatsugu Hirai (JPN)
  • 2017: Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA)
  • 2019: Victor Johansson (SWE)
  • 2021: Ivan Giovannoni (ITA)


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