Federico Poggio

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Nationality Italy
Born (1998-04-24) 24 April 1998 (age 26)
Voghera, Italy
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight73 kg (161 lb)[1]
Federico Poggio
Personal information
Nationality Italy
Born (1998-04-24) 24 April 1998 (age 26)
Voghera, Italy
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight73 kg (161 lb)[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Italy
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
European Championships (LC) 1 1 0
European Championships (SC) 1 0 0
Total 2 1 0
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place2022 Roma4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place2022 Rome100 m breaststroke
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2021 Kazan 4×50 m medley

Federico Poggio (born 24 April 1998) is an Italian swimmer. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, where he placed 15th in the semifinals of the 100 metre breaststroke event with a time of 59.91 seconds after qualifying for the semifinals with a time of 59.33 seconds in the preliminary heats.[2][3] In February 2022, he announced he was refocusing on coursework in sports science as he worked through some physical injuries that were affecting his swimming performances.[4]

At the 2022 European Aquatics Championships, held in August in Rome, Poggio won the silver medal in the 100 metre breaststroke with a time of 58.98 seconds.[5][6][7][8]

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