FIGARI Niccolo

24 Jan 1988
33
Male
1.98/6'5''
GENOA
 
Italy
RECCO
 
Italy

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
WPO Water Polo Men 7

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
RSA
South Africa
2
ITA
Italy
21
Finished
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
ITA
Italy
6
GRE
Greece
6
Finished
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
USA
United States
11
ITA
Italy
12
Finished
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
ITA
Italy
16
JPN
Japan
8
Finished
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
HUN
Hungary
5
ITA
Italy
5
Finished
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
ITA
Italy
6
SRB
Serbia
10
Finished
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
ITA
Italy
6
USA
United States
7
Finished
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
MNE
Montenegro
17
ITA
Italy
18
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

:
World Championship
RankEventYearLocation
1Men2019Gwangju, KOR
1Men2011Shanghai, CHN
4Men2013Barcelona, ESP
11Men2009Rome, ITA

World League - Super Final
RankEventYearLocation
4Men2021Tbilisi, GEO

European Championship
RankEventYearLocation
6Men2020Budapest, HUN
:
Listening to music, going to the cinema, watching basketball, supporting Italian football club Genoa. (Twitter profile, 27 Oct 2019; prorecco.it, 01 Sep 2018)
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Athlete
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Son Andrea, daughter Bianca
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English, Italian
:
Pro Recco [Italy]
:
Gabriel Hernandez [club], ESP; Alessandro Campagna [national], ITA
:
Centre back (giornaledibrescia.it, 22 Dec 2019)
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His grandfather Mario played water polo for Pro Recco in Italy. (cnposillipo.org, 16 Feb 2016)
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He sustained a fractured nose during a match in the Italian national league in November 2017. He underwent surgery and returned to competition in January 2018. (pallanuotopuglia.com, 12 Jan 2018; montallegro.it, 06 Dec 2017)
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Serie A1 [ITA] (genova24.it, 30 Apr 2021)
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He first tried water polo at age six in Recco, Italy. (genoanews1893.it, 22 Jun 2016; ilpubblicista.it, 04 Jun 2015)
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"In Recco, more or less all the kids try water polo at least once, and I liked it immediately. I also tried football and basketball but running was not for me." (ilpubblicista.it, 04 Jun 2015)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (it.finance.yahoo.com, 19 Dec 2019)
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Winning gold at the 2011 and 2019 world championships. (mfsport.net, 06 Jun 2020)
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Italian water polo player Maurizio Felugo. (mfsport.net, 06 Jun 2020)
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"I hate losing, even when I'm playing cards with friends." (mfsport.net, 06 Jun 2020)
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In 2012 he received the Gold Collar of Sporting Merit from the Italian National Olympic Committee [CONI]. (sicilia.coni.it, 17 Apr 2012)
Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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