Simone Ruffini

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{{short description|Italian swimmer}}

{{Infobox swimmer

| name = Simone Ruffini

| image = Kazan 2015 - Simone Ruffini (cropped2).JPG

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| fullname = Simone Ruffini

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| nationality = Italian

| strokes = Open water, freestyle

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| birth_date ={{birth date and age|1989|12|07|df=y}}

| birth_place = Tolentino, Italy

| height = {{convert|1.73|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = 67 kg

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Sport|Men's swimming}}

{{Medal|Country|{{ITA}}}}

{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold | 2015 Kazan | 25 km}}

{{Medal|Competition|European Championships}}

{{Medal|Silver|2010 Budapest|Team 5 km}}

{{MedalBronze|2010 Budapest|5 km }}

{{MedalCompetition|European Open Water Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2016 Hoorn|team 5 km }}

{{MedalCompetition|Universiade}}

{{MedalGold | 2011 Shenzhen | 10 km open water}}

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Simone Ruffini (born 7 December 1989) is an Italian swimmer who specializes in long-distance freestyle swimming, especially open water swimming.{{cite web |url=http://www.federnuoto.it/discipline/fondo/azzurri/simone-ruffini.html |title=Simone Ruffini |website=www.federnuoto.it |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701195516/http://www.federnuoto.it/discipline/fondo/azzurri/simone-ruffini.html |archive-date=2013-07-01}} He won the gold medal in the Men's 25 km open water swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships.