Giorgio Perondini

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Giorgio Perondini
Personal information
Born (1937-10-03) 3 October 1937 (age 86)
Venice, Italy
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly
SportSwimming
Events
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1959 Beirut 4x200m freestyle relay

Giorgio Perondini (born 3 October 1937) is an Italian swimmer who was on the Italian Olympic Team in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne and the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.[1]

Early life and swimming career

Perondini was born in

FIAT Torino
swimming team and a place of work as a factory labourer. He trained and competed with FIAT Torino, undertook his working duties, and studied for a degree by night.

At the 1956 Olympics, he was on the 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay team as an alternate.[1] The Italian team would finish 7th in the finals. In the 1960 Olympics, he competed in the 100m freestyle. He finished in 30th position.[1]

As of July 2021, he holds Italian records for freestyle and backstroke in various age categories at Masters level. In July 2021, he won the Italian championships in both those disciplines.

Personal life

After competing in the Olympics, he rose through the ranks within Fiat, becoming a director of the company.

He lives with his wife Jane in the outskirts of Turin, Italy.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Giorgio Perondini". Olympedia. Retrieved 2022-06-30.

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