Luca Marin

Luca Marin
OLY
Personal information
Full nameLuca Marin
Nationality Italy
Born (1986-04-09) April 9, 1986 (age 38)
Vittoria, Ragusa
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesMedley
ClubCooperativa Terranova
Medal record
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2005 Montreal 400 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Melbourne 400 m medley
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2006 Shanghai 400 m medley
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2004 Madrid 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2006 Budapest 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2008 Eindhoven 400 m medley
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2006 Helsinki 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2004 Vienna 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2005 Trieste 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2007 Debrecen 400 m medley

Luca Marin OLY (born 9 April 1986 in Vittoria, Province of Ragusa) is a former Italian medley swimmer. He specialized in the 400 m medley, and won ten medals at European and World Championships in this event. At the 2006 European Short Course Swimming Championships he won a gold medal, beating László Cseh, the world record holder. At the top of his career, he was trained by the Albanian coach Gjon Shyti.

Biography

He participated at the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens for Italy, reaching 10th place in the 400 m medley.[1][2][3] At the 2008 Summer Olympics he finished in 5th place in the same event, and 12th at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4]

Luca Marin was engaged to Laure Manaudou and Federica Pellegrini.[5]

Curiosity

Marin represents the Knave (corresponding to the Jack in the Italian playing cards) within the communication code the duo formed by pro players Febo and Rico elaborated for their games since the mid-2000s during the Ossuccio Briscola Tournament.

References

  1. ^ "Montreal 2005 Results". Archived from the original on 28 January 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2007.
  2. ^ "12th FINA World Championships". Archived from the original on 6 June 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2007.
  3. ^ "Shanghai 2006 results". Archived from the original on 6 March 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2007.
  4. ^ "Luca Marin Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  5. ^ Crouse, Karen (13 January 2012). "Laure Manaudou Rediscovers Passion for Swimming at Auburn". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 May 2012.