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Massimo
GIACOPPO |
Sport |
Water Polo |
NOC |
Italy
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Gender | Men |
Born | 10 May 1983
in Messina, ITA |
Height | 1.83 m |
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Sport Specific Information |
Handedness |
Right |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
Italian |
General Interest |
Other information |
RETIREMENT He retired from competitive water polo following the 2020/21 season. (total-waterpolo.com, 21 Aug 2021)
WATER POLO TEAM In 2019 he founded a water polo team in his hometown of Messina, Italy. Known as Power Team, the club aims to get young children to try water polo. "I saw that Blue Dolphins of Palermo had a team that encouraged young children who were both impaired and able-bodied to take up water polo, so I wanted to do the same in Messina." (messinasportiva.it, 10 Aug 2020, 30 Nov 2019; messinatoday.it, 03 Dec 2019)
FURTHER EDUCATION He has studied international business management with a focus on sport economics and politics at the Link Campus University in Rome, Italy. (unilink.it, 01 Jun 2018) |
Sport Specific Information |
Preferred position / style / stance / technique |
Driver |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Law - University of Messina: Italy |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
He was named the 2020 Athlete of the Year by National Union of Veterans of Sport. (messinasportiva.it, 09 Jan 2021) |
Olympic Games |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
2 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
Team |
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World Championship |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
4 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Team |
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European Championship |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
6 |
2016 |
Belgrade, SRB |
Team |
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3 |
2014 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team |
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2 |
2010 |
Zagreb, CRO |
Team |
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5 |
2006 |
Belgrade, SRB |
Team |
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