LUONGO Stefano

Date of Birth: 5 Jan 1990

Age: 31

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.84/6'0''

Place of birth: CHIAVARI

Birth Country:

Italy

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Water Polo	Men ITA Italy	7

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tatsumi Water Polo Centre	Men's Preliminary Round - Group A #01 RSA South Africa 2 ITA Italy 21	Finished
	Tatsumi Water Polo Centre	Men's Preliminary Round - Group A #10 ITA Italy 6 GRE Greece 6	Finished
	Tatsumi Water Polo Centre	Men's Preliminary Round - Group A #14 USA United States 11 ITA Italy 12	Finished
	Tatsumi Water Polo Centre	Men's Preliminary Round - Group A #22 ITA Italy 16 JPN Japan 8	Finished
	Tatsumi Water Polo Centre	Men's Preliminary Round - Group A #26 HUN Hungary 5 ITA Italy 5	Finished
	Tatsumi Water Polo Centre	Men's Quarterfinal #32 ITA Italy 6 SRB Serbia 10	Finished
	Tatsumi Water Polo Centre	Men's Classification 5th-8th #36 ITA Italy 6 USA United States 7	Finished
	Tatsumi Water Polo Centre	Men's Classification 7th-8th #39 MNE Montenegro 17 ITA Italy 18	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2019	Gwangju, KOR
4	Men	2015	Kazan, RUS

World League - Super Final

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Men	2021	Tbilisi, GEO

European Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
6	Men	2020	Budapest, HUN

Stezza (waterpoloitaly.com, 03 Nov 2020)

Gardening, abstract painting. (waterpoloitaly.com, 03 Nov 2020; waterpolopeople.com, 16 Oct 2020)

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

Pro Recco [Italy] since 2019

Gabriel Hernandez [club], ESP; Alessandro Campagna [national], ITA

Position style:

Centre forward (waterpolopeople.com, 18 Apr 2021)

Right (Zagreb2010, 29 Aug 2010)

Sporting relatives:

His older brother Michele has played water polo at national club level in Italy. (ilmattino.it, 30 Jan 2021)

He suffered from peritonitis [an abdominal infection] and underwent surgery in 2013. He returned to training in March 2014. (waterpolopeople.com, 04 Oct 2019; piazzalevante.it, 08 Aug 2019)

National league:

Serie A1 [ITA] (genova24.it, 30 Apr 2021)

He took up the sport at age six in Chiavari, Italy. (mfsport.net, 23 May 2020)

"My encounter with water polo was almost obligatory. Both my older brothers played water polo, as did my father and my mother." (elitewaterpolocamp.com, 01 Jan 2019)

To win a gold medal at the Olympic Games. (piazzalevante.it, 08 Aug 2019)

Winning gold at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. (SportsDeskOnline, 24 May 2021; mfsport.net, 23 May 2020)

Coaches Marco Baldineti and Alessandro Campagna. (piazzalevante.it, 08 Aug 2019)

Philosophy:

"Limits are only limits if you allow them to be." (Twitter profile, 17 Aug 2016)

General Interest

General
COACHING
In 2019 he co-founded the Elite Water Polo Camp in Italy with national teammate Matteo Aicardi. The camp offers children the chance to train with elite water polo players. He has also coached water polo to young players at training camps in Italy and other countries. "I have been doing it for several seasons and I work very well with young people. I try to convey to them what I have been taught and at the same time I learn many things myself." (piazzalevante.it, 08 Aug 2019)

Social Media

Legend

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

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