SANZULLO Mario

Italy

Marathon Swimming

Date of Birth: 5 Jun 1993

Age: 28

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.80/5'10''

Place of birth: NAPLES

Birth Country:

Italy

Place of residence : ROME

Residence Country:

Italy

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Marathon Swimming	Men's 10km	14

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Odaiba Marine Park	Men's 10km	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Championships

Year	Location	5km	10km	5km - TR X
2019	Gwangju, KOR	-	9	-
2017	Budapest, HUN	2	-	3
2015	Kazan, RUS	8	-	-
2013	Barcelona, ESP	-	43	-

European Championships

Year	Location	10km	5km - TR X
2020	Budakalasz, HUN	6	-
2018	Glasgow, GBR	8	5

World Series overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	10km
2021	1 x 4th
2020	1 x 14th
2019	1 x 7th
2018	1 x 2nd, 1 x 5th, 1 x 7th

World Series - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Location
2	2018	10km	Setubal, POR
4	2021	10km	Doha, QAT
5	2018	10km	Abu Dhabi, UAE
7	2019	10km	Balatonfured, HUN
7	2018	10km	Beau Vallon, SEY
14	2020	10km	Doha, QAT
16	2018	10km	Balatonfured, HUN
19	2018	10km	Doha, QAT

Legend
X - Mixed, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified, TR - Team Relay, TTT - Team Time Trial

Hobbies:

Listening to music, reading, studying. (unminutoprima.com, 19 Mar 2021)

Occupation:

Police Athlete

Education:

Computer Science

Languages spoken:

Italian

Club name:

Fiamme Oro [ITA] / CC Napoli [ITA] [Italy]

Coach:

Fabrizio Antonelli [national]; Emanuele Sacchi [personal, national], ITA

Sporting relatives:

His brother Pasquale has represented Italy in open water swimming at international level and finished ninth in the 5km at the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. (SportsDeskOnline, 20 Jan 2020; swimbiz.it, 01 Sep 2017)

Start:

He began swimming in 1997 and became involved in open water swimming in 2009. (repubblica.it, 15 Jul 2017; swim4life.it, 24 Sep 2012 )

Reason:

He started swimming in the sea for fun and as an alternative to swimming in a pool. (swim4life.it, 24 Sep 2012)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (unminutoprima.com, 19 Mar 2021)

Training:

He trains six hours a day, swimming up to 20 kilometres per day. (unminutoprima.com, 19 Mar 2021; ilmattino.it, 29 Apr 2020)

Memorable:

Winning silver in the 5km at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, and qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo after finishing ninth in the 10km race at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. (SportsDeskOnline, 12 May 2021; unminutoprima.com, 19 Mar 2021)

Hero:

Argentinian footballer Diego Maradona. (lastampa.it, 05 Jul 2019)

Influence:

Coach Emanuele Sacchi. (unminutoprima.com, 19 Mar 2021)

Philosophy:

"In this sport, experience counts a lot. The more you compete, the better." (unminutoprima.com, 19 Mar 2021)

General Interest

General
FROM NAPLES TO ROME
He decided to move from Naples to Rome in 2015 to work with coach Emanuele Sacchi. "We met at the world championships in Russia in 2015. We immediately got on well and we decided to set up this project that would lead to the Olympics. It meant big changes and adaptations but I have worked so hard and I think that has made a difference." (unminutoprima.com, 19 Mar 2021; swim4lifemagazine.it, 17 Jul 2019)

Social Media

https://instagram.com/mariosanzullo/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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