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| Mario
SANZULLO |
| Sport |
Open Water Swimming |
| NOC |
Italy
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 05 Jun 1993
in Naples, ITA |
| Height | 1.80 m |
| Weight | 75 kg |
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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 [ITA] / CC Napoli [ITA]: Italy |
Name of coach |
Fabrizio Antonelli [national]; Emanuele Sacchi [personal, national], ITA |
Training Regime |
He trains six hours a day, swimming up to 20 kilometres per day. |
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 brother Pasquale has represented Italy in open water swimming at international level and finished ninth in the 5km at the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. (SportsDeskOnline, 20 Jan 2020; swimbiz.it, 01 Sep 2017) |
Ambitions |
To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (unminutoprima.com, 19 Mar 2021) |
Other information |
FROM NAPLES TO ROME
He decided to move from Naples to Rome in 2015 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 |
| 8 |
2021 |
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10km |
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| 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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