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| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 September 1993 Maserada sul Piave[citation needed] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Open water swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Barbara Pozzobon (born 17 September 1993)[1] is an Italian swimmer competing in open water competitions. She won the gold medal in the women's 25 km event at the 2024 European Aquatics Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.
Pozzobon represented Italy at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea.[1] She competed in the women's 25 km event and she finished in 13th place.[2]
Career[edit]
In 2016, Pozzobon competed in the women's 25 km event at the European Open Water Championships held in Hoorn, Netherlands. The following year, she competed in the women's 10 kilometre marathon event at the 2017 Summer Universiade held in Taipei, Taiwan.[3] Pozzobon competed in the women's 25 km event at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea.
In 2021, Pozzobon won the bronze medal in the women's 25 km event at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[4][5] She also finished in 9th place in the women's 5 km event.[5] She represented Italy at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. She finished in 4th place in the women's 25 km event.[6] In 2023, Pozzobon won the gold medal in the team event at the World Aquatics Championships held in Fukuoka, Japan. She also finished in 5th place in the women's 5 km event.
Pozzobon competed in the women's 5 km event at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships held in Doha, Qatar. A few months later, she won two medals at the 2024 European Aquatics Championships: she won the gold medal in the women's 25 km event and the silver medal in the women's 10 km event.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Women's 25 km – Start list" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Women's 25 km" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ "Women's 10 kilometre marathon" (PDF). 2017 Summer Universiade. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ Iveson, Ali (16 May 2021). "Bondar crowns Russia's diving dominance with 10m title at European Aquatics Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Open Water Swimming Results" (PDF). 2020 European Aquatics Championships. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "Women's 25 km Results" (PDF). 2022 World Aquatics Championships. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
