Rachele Bruni

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Rachele Bruni
Rachele Bruni - Rio 2016b.jpg
Bruni at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
National team Italy
Born (1990-11-04) 4 November 1990 (age 31)[1]
Florence, Italy[2]
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 0
World Championships 0 1 2
European Championships 9 2 1
Total 9 4 3
Representing Italy
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 10 km open water
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Gwangju Team relay
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Budapest Team relay
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Gwangju 10 km open water
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Dubrovnik 5 km
Gold medal – first place 2008 Dubrovnik 5 km team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Eilat 5 km
Gold medal – first place 2011 Eilat 5 km team
Gold medal – first place 2012 Piombino 5 km
Gold medal – first place 2012 Piombino 5 km team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Hoorn 10 km
Gold medal – first place 2016 Hoorn 5 km team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Budapest Team relay
Silver medal – second place 2010 Budapest 5 km team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Eilat 10 km
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Glasgow 5 km
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Budapest 10 km

Rachele Bruni (born 4 November 1990) is an Italian swimmer, specialising in open water long-distance races. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 10 km open water.[3]

Career[]

In 2015, Bruni became the first Italian swimmer to win the FINA 10 km Marathon Swimming World Cup. She won it again in 2016.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Bruni won the silver medal in the 10 km marathon, behind Sharon van Rouwendaal. She initially finished in 3rd position, just behind world champion Aurélie Muller, but the latter was disqualified for obstructing Bruni at the finish line.[4][5] She has dedicated her medal to her girlfriend, Diletta Faina.[6]

She is an 8-time gold medalist at the European Open Water Swimming Championships.[7]

In 2019, she won for the third time the FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series 2019.[8]

During the 2019 World Aquatics Championships, held in Gwangju, Bruni won the bronze medal in the 10km and the silver medal in the 5km team.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Rachele Bruni". Rio 2016 Organizers. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rachele Bruni". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  3. ^ "Marathon Swimming BRUNI Rachele - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  4. ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Sharon van Rouwendaal wins open water swim; Keri-Anne Payne seventh". BBC. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  5. ^ Keith, Braden (15 August 2016). "Aurélie Muller DQ'ed after winning silver medal in women's 10km swim". Swimswam. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Olimpiadi, Rachele Bruni dedica la sua medaglia d'argento alla compagna Diletta: "Troppi pregiudizi, io vivo serena"" [Olympic games, Rachele Bruni dedicates her silver medal to her girlfriend Diletta: "Too many prejudices, I live a nice life"]. L'Huffington Post (in Italian). 16 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  7. ^ Anderson, Jared (16 July 2016). "Blueseventy swim of the week: Bruni maintains OW Euros dominance". Swimswam. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  8. ^ "PR 80- Rasovszky (HUN) and Bruni (ITA) top overall FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series 2019". FINA. 2019-09-30.
  9. ^ "2019 World Championships: Xin Wins 10K, First Wave Qualifies for Tokyo 2020". SwimSwam. Archived from the original on 2019-07-15. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

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