Stefano Battistelli

Stefano Battistelli

Personal information
Full name	Stefano Battistelli
Nickname	"Bibi"
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1970-03-06) 6 March 1970 Rome
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke and Medley
Medal record Olympic Games Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul 400 m medley Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona 200 m backstroke World Championships (LC) Silver medal – second place 1986 Madrid 1500 m freestyle Silver medal – second place 1991 Perth 200 m backstroke Bronze medal – third place 1991 Perth 400 m medley Bronze medal – third place 1991 Perth 4×200 m freestyle European Championships (LC) Gold medal – first place 1989 Bonn 200 m backstroke Gold medal – first place 1989 Bonn 4×200 m freestyle Silver medal – second place 1991 Athens 4×200 m freestyle Bronze medal – third place 1989 Bonn 400 m medley Bronze medal – third place 1989 Bonn 4×100 m medley Summer Universiade Bronze medal – third place 1997 Catania 400 m medley Mediterranean Games Gold medal – first place 1987 Latakia 100 m backstroke Gold medal – first place 1987 Latakia 200 m backstroke Gold medal – first place 1987 Latakia 400 m medley

Stefano ("Bibi") Battistelli (born 6 March 1970 in Rome) is a former backstroke and medley swimmer from Italy.

Biography

He competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics (1988 and 1992), and won a bronze medal at each appearance. The bronze in Seoul was the first Olympic medal for a male Italian swimmer.

See also

• Italy national swimming team - Multiple medalists

External links

• Stefano Battistelli at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)