Leonardo Fioravanti (surfer)

Leonardo Fioravanti (born 8 December 1997)[1] is a surfer who represented Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics,[2] the first surfer from Italy to compete in the newly-added Olympic surfing competition.[3]

Leonardo Fioravanti
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1997-12-08) 8 December 1997
Rome, Italy
Sport
CountryItaly
Sportsurfing

Career

Fioravanti competed in the 2016 US Open for surfing, pushing himself to compete despite injuries incurred during practice prior to the competition. He was eliminated in the contest, with indications that his injury contributed to his performance.[4] He would go on to compete as the first surfer from Italy to perform at the inaugural Olympic surfing competition, replacing Jordy Smith from South Africa, who dropped out due to an injury.[5] Fioravanti made it to the second round of the competition.[6]

Results

Victories
WSL Challenger Series Wins
YearEventVenueCountry
2022 EDP Vissla Pro Ericeira Ribeira D'Ilhas, Ericeira Portugal Portugal

References
  1. "Leonardo Fioravanti Surfer Bio". World Surf League. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  2. "Leonardo Fioravanti". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  3. Caligaris, Francesco (2021-07-26). "Leonardo Fioravanti, spirito olimpico" [Leonardo Fioravanti, Olympic spirit]. Rivista Undici (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  4. Griffin, Renee (2016-07-27). "Leonardo Fioravanti defies a nasty injury but is eliminated from U.S. Open of Surfing". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  5. "Italy's Leo Fioravanti Replaces South Africa's Jordy Smith in Tokyo 2020 Games". International Surfing Association. 2021-07-02. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  6. "Olympic Surfing Results". Federal News Network per Associated Press. 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2021-07-26.


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