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| Mario
SANZULLO |
| Sport |
Open Water Swimming |
| NOC |
Italy
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 05 Jun 1993
in Massa di Somma, ITA |
| Height | 1.80 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Rome, ITA |
Occupation |
Police Athlete |
Languages |
Italian |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began swimming in 1997 and became involved in open water swimming in 2009. |
Why this sport? |
He started swimming in the sea for fun and as an alternative to swimming in a pool. |
Club / Team |
Fiamme Oro/CC Napoli: Italy |
Name of coach |
Fabrizio Antonelli [national], ITA; Emanuele Sacchi [national, personal], ITA |
Training Regime |
He has 10 training sessions per week and covers around 400 kilometres a month in the water. |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Listening to music, reading, studying. (unminutoprima.com, 19 Mar 2021) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning silver in the 5km at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, and qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo after finishing ninth in the 10km race at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. (SportsDeskOnline, 12 May 2021; unminutoprima.com, 19 Mar 2021) |
Most influential person in career |
Coach Emanuele Sacchi. (unminutoprima.com, 19 Mar 2021) |
Hero / Idol |
Argentinian footballer Diego Maradona. (lastampa.it, 05 Jul 2019) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"In this sport, experience counts a lot. The more you compete, the better." (unminutoprima.com, 19 Mar 2021) |
Famous relatives |
His younger brother Pasquale has represented Italy in open water swimming. He finished ninth in the 5km at the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, and competed in the 10km at the 2021 World Series event in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (SportsDeskOnline, 11 Jan 2022; swimbiz.it, 01 Sep 2017) |
Other information |
FROM NAPLES TO ROME
In 2015 he decided to move from Naples to Rome, Italy, to work with coach Emanuele Sacchi. "We met at the world championships in Russia in 2015. We immediately got on well and we decided to set up this project that would lead to the Olympics. It meant big changes and adaptations but I have worked so hard and I think that has made a difference." (unminutoprima.com, 19 Mar 2021; swim4lifemagazine.it, 17 Jul 2019) |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 9 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
10km |
1:48:04.7 |
| 2 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
5km |
54:32.1 |
| 3 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
5km - Team Relay |
54:31.0 |
| 8 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
5km |
55:22.7 |
| 43 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
10km |
1:51:07.7 |
European Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 6 |
2021 |
Budakalász, HUN |
10km |
1:51:46.4 |
| 8 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
10km |
1:49:47.4 |
| 5 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
5km - Team Relay |
52:53.1 |
| 6 |
2016 |
Hoorn, NED |
5km |
55:22.2 |
| 5 |
2014 |
Berlin, GER |
25km |
5:09:02.8 |
World Series |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
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2022 |
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10km |
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| 8 |
2022 |
Setúbal, POR |
10km |
1:55:31.10 |
| 9 |
2021 |
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10km |
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| 5 |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
10km |
1:48:24.8 |
| 4 |
2021 |
Doha, QAT |
10km |
1:52:14.2 |
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2020 |
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10km |
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| 14 |
2020 |
Doha, QAT |
10km |
1:50:07.5 |
| 45 |
2019 |
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10km |
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| 7 |
2019 |
Balatonfüred, HUN |
10km |
1:50:26.3 |
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2019 |
Doha, QAT |
10km |
DNS |
| 9 |
2018 |
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10km |
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| 5 |
2018 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
10km |
1:53:04.3 |
| 16 |
2018 |
Balatonfüred, HUN |
10km |
1:56:28.70 |
| 7 |
2018 |
Beau Vallon, SEY |
10km |
1:49:47.10 |
| 19 |
2018 |
Doha, QAT |
10km |
1:53:12.0 |
| 2 |
2018 |
Setúbal, POR |
10km |
1:56:22.33 |
| 9 |
2016 |
Viedma, ARG |
10km |
1:56:18 |
| 11 |
2015 |
San Miguel de Cozumel, MEX |
10km |
1:42:17.01 |
| 5 |
2014 |
Cancún, MEX |
10km |
1:56:48 |
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