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| Pietro
FIGLIOLI |
| Sport |
Swimming, Water Polo |
| NOC |
Italy
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 29 May 1984
in Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
| Height | 1.92 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Family |
Sons Lorenzo and Matteo |
Residence |
Recco, ITA |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish |
Higher education |
Civil Engineering - South Bank TAFE: Brisbane, QLD, AUS |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began playing water polo at age 13 at school, and at age 15 he joined the Albany Creek pool in Brisbane, QLD, Australia. |
Why this sport? |
When he first began playing water polo he did not take it very seriously. He was playing at school and only for five weeks each year. In his third year of playing, his talent for the sport was noticed by some coaches and he was encouraged to join a club. |
Club / Team |
Pro Recco: Italy |
Name of coach |
Sandro Sukno [club], CRO; Alessandro Campagna [national], ITA |
Handedness |
Right |
International Debut |
Year |
2002 |
Competing for |
Australia |
Tournament |
Unicum Cup |
Location |
Italy |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Piet, Forrest (Australian Water Polo, 01 Mar 2007) |
Hobbies |
Paddle tennis. (Kinetic Group YouTube Channel, 05 Nov 2020) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning gold at the 2011 and 2019 world championships. (SportsDeskOnline, 24 May 2021; mfsport.net, 01 May 2020) |
Awards and honours |
He was named Most Valuable Player [MVP] in the final of the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. (oasport.it, 27 Jul 2019) |
Famous relatives |
His father Jose Fiolo represented Brazil in swimming at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympic Games. He also once held the 100m breaststroke world record and won gold medals in the 100m and 200m breaststroke at the 1967 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, MB, Canada. (SportsDeskOnline, 24 May 2021; corporate.olympics.com.au, 19 Jul 2011) |
Ambitions |
To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (wpdworld.com, 23 Aug 2021) |
Other information |
FROM BRAZIL TO ITALY VIA AUSTRALIA
He was born in Brazil but moved with his family to Australia in 1988 at age three. His father went there to compete in the World Masters Swimming Championships and decided to move to Australia permanently. He grew up in Brisbane, QLD, and represented Australia at the Olympic Games in 2004 and 2008. After a year in Barcelona, Spain, in 2004 he relocated to Italy, the country of his great-grandparents. He took up Italian citizenship in 2009 and has since represented Italy in international competition. "I was convinced that I needed to represent Italy after the Beijing Games. I loved the team. I could feel the energy and synergy of the players even if I had not played with them. It was the country where I felt I could crown my aspirations." (mfsport.net, 01 May 2020; FINA Aquatics World Magazine, 14 Aug 2011; NOC, 13 Jul 2008) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 7 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
Team |
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| 3 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
Team |
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| 2 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
Team |
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| 8 |
2008 |
Beijing, CHN |
Team |
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| 9 |
2004 |
Athens, GRE |
Team |
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World Championship |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Team |
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| 6 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team |
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| 4 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Team |
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| 4 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Team |
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| 1 |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
Team |
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| 10 |
2007 |
Melbourne, AUS |
Team |
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| 10 |
2005 |
Montreal, CAN |
Team |
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| 7 |
2003 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Team |
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European Championship |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 6 |
2020 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team |
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| 4 |
2018 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Team |
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| 6 |
2016 |
Belgrade, SRB |
Team |
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| 3 |
2014 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team |
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| 4 |
2012 |
Eindhoven, NED |
Team |
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| 2 |
2010 |
Zagreb, CRO |
Team |
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