Elena Gemo

{{Short description|Italian swimmer (born 1987)}}

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{{Infobox swimmer

| name = Elena Gemo

| image = Kazan 2015 - 50m butterfly Elena Gemo.JPG

| caption = Kazan 2015

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| nationality = {{flagicon|ITA}} Italy

| strokes = Backstroke

| club = Circolo Canottieri Aniene

| coach = Andrea Palloni

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|3|17}}

| birth_place = Galzignano Terme, Italy

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| height = {{convert|180|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|65|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| show-medals= yes

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{{MedalCompetition|European Championships (SC)}}

{{MedalSilver|2010 Eindhoven|50 m backstroke}}

{{MedalBronze|2008 Rijeka|50 m backstroke}}

{{MedalBronze|2008 Rijeka|4×50 m medley}}

{{MedalBronze|2010 Eindhoven|4×50 m medley}}

{{MedalBronze| 2015 Netanya |4×50 m medley}}

{{MedalCompetition|Universiade}}

{{MedalSilver|2009 Belgrade|4×100 m medley relay}}

{{MedalSilver|2013 Kazan|4×100 m medley relay}}

{{MedalCompetition|Mediterranean Games}}

{{MedalGold|2005 Almeria|50 m butterfly}}

{{MedalGold|2009 Pescara|50 m backstroke}}

{{MedalGold|2013 Mersin|100 m backstroke}}

{{MedalGold|2013 Mersin|4×100 m medley}}

{{MedalSilver|2005 Almeria|50 m backstroke}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Junior Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|2002 Linz|100 m butterfly}}

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Elena Gemo (born 17 March 1987, in Galzignano Terme){{cite web | url=http://www.federnuoto.it/discipline/nuoto/azzurri/elena-gemo.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704162710/http://www.federnuoto.it/discipline/nuoto/azzurri/elena-gemo.html | archive-date=4 July 2013 | title=Elena Gemo }} is an Italian swimmer. She is 180 cm tall and weighs 69 kg.{{Cite web |title=Olympedia – Elena Gemo |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/124256 |access-date=2022-04-29 |website=www.olympedia.org}}

Biography

Gemo qualified for her first Olympic appearance in London 2012.{{cite web |url=http://www.londra2012.coni.it/i-qualificati.html |title=Londra 2012 - i qualificati |publisher=coni.it |access-date=25 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525003154/http://www.londra2012.coni.it/i-qualificati.html |archive-date=25 May 2012 }}{{cite Sports-Reference}} At the 2012 European Aquatics Championships, despite having swum the 7th time in the heat, was not admitted to the semifinals, because each nation could only have a maximum of two athletes in the semifinals and three Italian athletes had qualified.{{cite web|url=http://omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2012/Debrecen/C74A_Results%20%28Summary%20-%20Individual%29_18_Women_100_Back.pdf|title=31st LEN EUROPEAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS - Women's 100m Backstroke|publisher=omegatiming.com|access-date=25 May 2012}}{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

She is the Italian record holder in the 50-metre-long course and 50 and 100 meter short course backstroke.

Achievements

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventPerformanceNotes
rowspan=3|2012

| rowspan=3 align=left|European Championships (LC)

| rowspan=3 align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} Debrecen

| 4th

| 100 m Backstroke

| 55"07

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bgcolor=gold|1st

| 4 × 200 m Backstroke

| 7'52"90

|

bgcolor=cc9966|3rd

| 4 × 100 m Backstroke

| 3'39"84

| 20px

See also

References

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