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Federica Pellegrini

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Federica Pellegrini has competed for Italy Federica Pellegrini has won 1 gold medal at the Olympic Games Federica Pellegrini has won 1 silver medal at the Olympic Games 

Federica Pellegrini is a swimmer who has competed for Italy. She competed at the 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020 Summer Olympic Games.

Pellegrini started her Olympic career as a 16-year-old in Athens 2004. There, she claimed her first individual medal with a silver in the 200 metres freestyle, trailing the winner Camelia Potec by 0.16 of a second. With this feat, she became the youngest Italian athlete to ever win an Olympic medal in an individual event.

Four years later in Beijing, Pellegrini arrived as the world record holder and a top favorite for the gold in the 400 metres freestyle. After she blasted an Olympic record time (4:02.19) to lead the entire field in the heats, she slipped off the podium to fifth in the final. She recovered from an out-of-medal feat to break a new world record (1:55.45) for a top seed in the heats of the 200 metres freestyle. Then, she cleared a 1:55 barrier to lower her own record to 1:54.82 for her first gold in the final round, beating Sara Isaković by 0.16 of a second.

Pellegrini returned to her third Games as the defending champion of the 200 metres freestyle at London 2012. She struggled to reach her peak in the distance freestyle double, as she faded to fifth each in both the 200 and 400.

Pellegrini was selected to carry the Italian flag at the opening ceremony when she competed at her fourth straight Games in 2016. Once again, she missed the podium in her pet race by 0.26 of a second with a fourth place time of 1:55.18. Soon, she stated that failing to win an Olympic medal in the 200 metres freestyle final was so devastating for her that she may consider "making changes to her life".

At Tokyo 2020, Pellegrini set a historic mark as the first female swimmer to enter the fifth straight final in the same race, but she landed on the penultimate spot of the top eight field in 1:55.91. Shortly after the Games, she was elected to the International Olympic Committee's Athlete Commission.

She has been in a relationship with Luca Marin and Filippo Magnini.

Olympic Results[]

Year Event Rank
2004 Women's 50m freestyle DNS
Women's 100m freestyle 10th
Women's 200m freestyle
Women's 4x100m freestyle relay 10th
Women's 4x100m medley relay DQ
2008 Women's 200m freestyle
Women's 400m freestyle 5th
Women's 800m freestyle DNS
Women's 4x100m freestyle relay 10th
Women's 4x200m freestyle relay 4th
Women's 4x100m medley relay 14th
2012 Women's 200m freestyle 5th
Women's 400m freestyle 5th
Women's 4x100m freestyle relay 12th
Women's 4x200m freestyle relay 7th
Women's 4x100m medley relay 11th
2016 Women's 100m freestyle DNS
Women's 200m freestyle 4th
Women's 4x100m freestyle relay 6th
Women's 4x200m freestyle relay 13th
Women's 4x100m medley relay 8th
2020 Women's 100m freestyle DNS
Women's 200m freestyle 7th
Women's 4x200m freestyle relay DQ
Women's 4x100m medley relay 6th
Mixed 4x100m medley relay 4th

2004[]

Discipline Round Time
50 metres freestyle Heats DNS
Semifinal Did not advance
Final
100 metres freestyle Heats 55.41
Semifinal 55.30 NR
Final Did not advance
200 metres freestyle Heats 1:59.80
Semifinal 1:58.02 NR
Final 1:58.22
4x100 metres freestyle relay Heats 3:44.88
(54.64 split)
Final Did not advance
4x100 metres medley relay Heats DQ
(No time)
Final Did not advance

2008[]

Discipline Round Time
200 metres freestyle Heats 1:55.45 WR
Semifinal 1:57.23
Final 1:54.82 WR
400 metres freestyle Heats 4:02.19 OR
Final 4:04.56
800 metres freestyle Heats DNS
Final Did not advance
4x100 metres freestyle relay Heats 3:40.42
(53.42 split) 		NR
Final Did not advance
4x200 metres freestyle relay Heats 7:53.38
(1:56.09 split) 		NR
Final 7:49.76
(1:54.97 split) 		AR
4x100 metres medley relay Heats 4:04.93
(55.99 split)
Final Did not advance

2012[]

Discipline Round Time
200 metres freestyle Heats 1:57.16
Semifinal 1:56.67
Final 1:56.73
400 metres freestyle Heats 4:05.30
Final 4:04.50
4x100 metres freestyle relay Heats 3:39.74
(54.28 split) 		NR
Final Did not advance
4x200 metres freestyle relay Heats 7:52.75
(1:56.46 split)
Final 7:56.30
(1:57.61 split)
4x100 metres medley relay Heats 4:02.20
(55.19 split)
Final Did not advance

2016[]

Discipline Round Time
100 metres freestyle Heats DNS
Semifinal Did not advance
Final
200 metres freestyle Heats 1:56.37
Semifinal 1:55.42
Final 1:55.18
4x100 metres freestyle relay Heats 3:35.90
(53.17 split) 		NR
Final 3:36.78
(53.89 split)
4x200 metres freestyle relay Heats 7:57.74
(1:56.48 split)
Final Did not advance
4x100 metres medley relay Heats 3:59.09
(53.58 split) 		NR
Final 3:59.50
(53.35 split)

2020[]

Discipline Round Time
100 metres freestyle Heats DNS
Semifinal Did not advance
Final
200 metres freestyle Heats 1:57.33
Semifinal 1:56.44
Final 1:55.91
4x200 metres freestyle relay Heats DQ
(No time)
Final Did not advance
4x100 metres medley relay Heats 3:55.79
(53.24 split) 		NR
Final 3:56.68
(53.81 split)
Mixed 4x100 metres medley relay Heats 3:42.65
(53.02 split)
Final 3:39.28
(52.70 split) 		NR
Italy Swimming 2016 • Women's 4x100 metre freestyle relay Italy
Erika Ferraioli
Federica Pellegrini
Aglaia Pezzato
Silvia di Pietro
Italy Swimming 2020 • Women's 4x200 metre freestyle relay Italy
Anna Chiara Mascolo
Federica Pellegrini
Stefania Pirozzi
Giulia Vetrano
Italy Swimming 2020 • Women's 4x100 metre medley relay Italy
Martina Carraro
Arianna Castiglioni
Elena di Liddo
Margherita Panziera
Federica Pellegrini
Italy Swimming 2020 • Mixed 4x100 metre medley relay Italy
Thomas Ceccon
Elena di Liddo
Nicolo Martinenghi
Federica Pellegrini
Simone Sabbioni
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