Antonio Fantin

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Antonio Fantin
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Personal information
Nationality Italy
Born (2001-08-03) 3 August 2001 (age 20)
Latisana, Italy
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesS5 freestyle, backstroke
ClubFiamme Oro Nuoto, Aspea Padova, SS Lazio Nuoto
CoachMatteo Poli, Federica Fornasiero
Medal record
Men's para swimming
Representing  Italy
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 100 m freestyle S6
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Mixed 4 × 50 m freestyle relay 20pts
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 400 m freestyle S6
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m freestyle 34 pts
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 4x100 m medley relay 34pts
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Mexico City 400 m freestyle - SM6
Silver medal – second place 2017 Mexico City 4 x 50 freestyle relay 20pts
Silver medal – second place 2017 Mexico City 4 x 100 freestyle relay 34pts
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Mexico City 100 m freestyle - SM6
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Mexico City 100 m backstroke - SM6
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Dublin 50 m freestyle S5
Gold medal – first place 2018 Dublin 100 m freestyle S5
Gold medal – first place 2018 Dublin 4 x 50 freestyle relay 20pts
Gold medal – first place 2018 Dublin 4 x 100 freestyle relay 34pts
Silver medal – second place 2018 Dublin 200 m freestyle S5
Silver medal – second place 2018 Dublin 50 m backstroke S5
Fantin awared by Sergio Mattarella at Quirinale in 2021.

Antonio Fantin (born 3 August 2001) is a swimmer from Italy who competes in Paralympic S5 and SM5 (individual medley) events.[1]

Fantin is an athlete of the Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro.[2]

Career history[]

Fantin began swimming at age four in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy. He came to international attention when he competed at the 2017 World Para Swimming Championships, at the age of 16, winning the 400 metres freestyle S6 category.[3]

The following year Fantin was reclassified as S5, and represented Italy again at the 2018 World Para Swimming European Championships in Dublin, Ireland. Fantin won 4 gold medals, and six medals in all, to make the top 5 individual performances of the meet.[1]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Antonio Fantin, bio, from Paralympic.org
  2. ^ "Nuoto paralimpico: 21 medaglie mondiali per le Fiamme oro" (in Italian). poliziadistato.it. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  3. ^ "14 risultati per "ANTONIO FANTIN"". ilgazzettino.it. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

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