Stefano Tempesti
Personal information | |
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Born | Prato, Italy[1] | 9 July 1979
Height | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)[2] |
Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
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Country | Italy |
Sport | Water polo |
Club | RN Florentia (-2003) Pro Recco (2003-) |
Stefano Tempesti (born 9 June 1979) is an Italian water polo goalkeeper. He competed at five consecutive Olympics between 2000 and 2016 and won a silver medal in 2012 and a bronze in 2016.[1] He is the second water polo goalkeeper to compete at five Olympics, after Spaniard Jesús Rollán. Tempesti was the top goalkeeper at the 2008 Olympics, with 83 saves.[3] He was also the top goalkeeper at the 2012 Olympics, with 87 saves.[4]
Biography
Tempesti started his career in his hometown's Futura Prato, before moving to
Italian national team in 1997 and won a gold medal at the 2011 World Championships, where he was chosen the Best Goalkeeper of the tournament.[5]
Tempesti has two children with his partner Elisabetta. He manages the women's water polo team Mediostar Prato.[5]
Honours
RN Florentia
LEN Euro Cup: 2000–01 ;runners-up: 2002–03
Pro Recco
- Serie A1: 2005–06 , 2006–07, 2007–08 , 2008–09 , 2009–10 , 2010–11 , 2011–12 , 2012–13 , 2013–14 , 2014–15 , 2015–16 , 2016–17 , 2017–18 , 2018–19
- Coppa Italia: 2005–06 , 2006–07, 2007–08 , 2008–09 , 2009–10 , 2010–11 , 2012–13 , 2013–14 , 2014–15 , 2015–16 , 2016–17 , 2017–18 , 2018–19
- LEN Super Cup: 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015
- Adriatic League: 2011–12
Awards
- LEN "European Player of the Year" award: 2011
- Best Goalkeeper of 2009 World Championship
- Best Goalkeeper of 2011 World Championship
- Best Goalkeeper of 2012 World League
- Member of the Second Best Team of the Decade in the World 2010–20 by total-waterpolo
See also
- Italy men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games
- List of players who have appeared in multiple men's Olympic water polo tournaments
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
- List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers
- List of world champions in men's water polo
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
References
- ^ a b "Stefano Tempesti". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ Stefano Tempesti Archived 2016-10-18 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- ^ "Official Results Book – 2008 Olympic Games – Water Polo" (PDF). la84.org. LA84 Foundation. p. 175. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- FINA. p. 462. Archived(PDF) from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ a b Stefano Tempesti. nbcolympics.com
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stefano Tempesti.
- Stefano Tempesti at World Aquatics
- Stefano Tempesti at Olympics.com
- Stefano Tempesti at Olympedia
- Stefano Tempesti at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)