Nicolò Martinenghi

Nicolò Martinenghi (born 1 August 1999) is an Italian swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre breaststroke at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships. He won the bronze medal in the 100 metre breaststroke at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Nicolò Martinenghi
Personal information
National teamItaly
Born (1999-08-01) 1 August 1999
Varese, Italy
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight94 kg (207 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubCC Aniene[1]
CoachMarco Pedoja[2]
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo100 m breaststroke
2020 Tokyo4×100 m medley
World Championships (SC)
2021 Abu Dhabi4×100 m medley
2021 Abu Dhabi50 m breaststroke
2021 Abu Dhabi100 m breaststroke
2021 Abu Dhabi4×50 m medley
2021 Abu Dhabi4×50 m mixed medley
European Championships (LC)
2020 Budapest50 m breaststroke
2020 Budapest4×100 m medley
2020 Budapest4×100 m mixed medley
European Championships (SC)
2021 Kazan 100 m breaststroke
2021 Kazan4×50 m medley
2021 Kazan4×50 m mixed medley
2017 Copenhagen 4×50 m medley
2021 Kazan50 m breaststroke

Background

Martinenghi competes nationally and regionally as part of the Circolo Canottieri Aniene, CC Aniene, swim club.[1] He is sponsored by Arena.[2]

Career

At the 2017 Italian National Championships in April 2017, Martinenghi set a new world junior record in the long course 50 metre breaststroke with a time of 26.97 seconds.[3] In July 2019, he competed at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea in the 100 metre breaststroke.[4]

2020 Summer Olympics
See also: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Martinenghi achieved an Italian selection time for the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 100 metre breaststroke in December 2019 at the Winter National Championships, swimming a new Italian record time of 58.75 seconds.[5] At the Olympic Games, held in July and August 2021, he swam a 58.28 in the semifinals of the 100 metre breaststroke to set a new Italian record in the event and qualify for the final.[6] For the final, he won the bronze medal in a time of 58.33 seconds, finishing 0.96 seconds behind gold medalist Adam Peaty of Great Britain and 0.33 seconds behind silver medalist Arno Kamminga of the Netherlands.[7] In the final of the 4×100 metre medley relay, he split a 58.11 for the breaststroke leg of the relay to help win the bronze medal in an Italian record time of 3:29.17.[8][9] He also swam in the prelims heats of the relay where he split 57.94 for the breaststroke.[8] His medals contributed to a total medal count of 40 for Italy, which was the most the country had ever earned at a single Olympic Games across all sports.[10]

2022

At the 2022 Italian National Spring Championships in April, Martinenghi won the gold medal and national title in the 100 metre breaststroke with a 2022 World Aquatics Championships qualifying time of 58.57 seconds.[11][12][13] He also won the 50 metre breaststroke with a World Championships qualifying time, of 26.49 seconds, finishing over three-tenths of a second ahead of silver medalist in the event Simone Cerasuolo.[14][15][16]

Honours and awards

References
  1. FIN (30 November 2021). "Campionato Italiano Assoluto Frecciarossa - V. 25m: Risulti 50 m Rana - Uomini" (in Italian). Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  2. "Arena Renews Partnership With Rising Breaststroke Star Nicolò Martinenghi". SwimSwam. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  3. "Italy's Nicolo Martinenghi Breaks World Junior Record in 50 Breast". Swimming World Magazine. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  4. "18th FINA World Championships 2019: Men's 100m Breaststroke start list" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  5. "Martinenghi's 58.7 Breaks Italian Record On Day 1 of Winter Championships". SwimSwam. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  6. Sutherland, James (24 July 2021). "Nicolo Martinenghi Slices .01 Off Italian Record In 100 Breast – 58.28". SwimSwam. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  7. "2020 Summer Olympics Results - Swimming: Men's 100m Breaststroke". ESPN. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  8. "2020 Summer Olympics Results - Swimming: Men's 4x100m Medley Relay". ESPN. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  9. Rieder, David (12 August 2021). "The Outstanding But Often Overlooked Men's Swims From the Tokyo Olympics". Swimming World. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  10. "Italy's most memorable medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games". The Local. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  11. FIN (10 April 2022). "Campionato Italiano Primaverile UnipolSai - V. 50m: Risultati 100 m Rana - Uomini Finale" (in Italian). microplustiming.com. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  12. Carlson, Reid (10 April 2022). "Martinenghi, Scalia, And Ceccon Join 2022 Italian World Championships Roster". SwimSwam. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  13. Lohn, John (10 April 2022). "Thomas Ceccon Blazes to 100 Back Title at Italian Championships; Nicolo Martinenghi Dazzles in 100 Breast". Swimming World. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  14. FIN (13 April 2022). "Campionato Italiano Primaverile UnipolSai - V. 50m: Risultati 50 m Rana - Uomini Finale" (in Italian). microplustiming.com. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  15. Bruno, Gianluca (13 April 2022). "Nuoto, Niccolò Martinenghi sfiora il record italiano sui 50 rana. Ai Mondiali anche Simone Cerasuolo" (in Italian). OAsport. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  16. Carlson, Reid (13 April 2022). "2022 Italian Spring Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap". SwimSwam. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  17. Sutherland, James (18 January 2022). "SwimSwam's Top 100 For 2022: Men's #30-21". SwimSwam. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.