Raffaele Franceschi

{{Short description|Italian swimmer (born 1960)}}

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{{MedalBronze|1983 Rome |4×200 m freestyle}}

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Raffaele Franceschi (born 18 May 1960) is an Italian swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the 1983 European Aquatics Championships. He also competed at the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics and finished fifth in the 100 m and 4 × 200 m freestyle events in 1980.

His brother, Giovanni Franceschi, is also a retired Olympic swimmer. In the 2000s, Raffaele was competing in the masters category.[http://www.nuoto.it/leggi.php?leggiID=16180 Mondiale per Colombo] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035749/http://www.nuoto.it/leggi.php?leggiID=16180 |date=4 March 2016 }}. nuoto.it (29 October 2008).