Gianni De Magistris

Gianni De Magistris (born 3 December 1950 in Florence, Italy) is a retired Italian water polo player. He was part of Italian teams that won the world title in 1978, a silver medal at the 1976 Olympics, and two bronze medals, at the 1975 world and 1977 European championships.[1]

Gianni de Magistris
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1950-12-03) 3 December 1950
Florence, Italy
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportWater polo
ClubRari Nantes Florentia
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1976 Montréal Team
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Cali Team
Gold medal – first place 1978 Berlin Team
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Jönköping Team

Magistris played in five consecutive Summer Olympics for Italy from 1968 to 1984 (at the 1976 games, younger brother Riccardo was among his teammates). He is the third athlete to compete in water polo at five Olympics, after Briton Paul Radmilovic and Hungarian Dezső Gyarmati. He is among the first ten Italians to compete at five Olympics.[1] He is also a leading scorer in Olympic water polo history, with 59 goals.[1]

See also

References
  1. Gianni De Magistris Archived 29 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com


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