Matteo Aicardi

Matteo Aicardi (born 19 April 1986) is an Italian professional water polo center forward. He won the world title in 2011 and two medals at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. In 2012 he was awarded the Gold Collar of Sporting Merit from the Italian Olympic Committee.[3]

Matteo Aicardi
Aicardi at the 2015 World Championships
Personal information
Born

(1986-04-19) 19 April 1986
Finale Ligure, Italy[1]

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Nationality Italian
Height 1.94
Weight 104 kg (229 lb)
Position Center forward
Handedness Right
Club information
Current team Pro Recco
Senior clubs
Years Team
2002–2004
Imperia
2004–2006
Camogli
2006–2012
Savona
2012–
Pro Recco
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
Gold medal – first place2019 Gwandong Team
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2014 BudapestTeam

Honours

Club

Savona
Pro Recco

See also

References

  1. "Matteo Aicardi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  2. Matteo Aicardi Archived 2016-10-18 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  3. Matteo Aicardi. nbcolympics.com
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