Luca Giustolisi
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | 11 September 1970 Trieste, Italy |
| Died | 14 September 2023 (aged 53) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Water polo |
Medal record | |
| Updated on 10 August 2023 | |
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Luca Giustolisi (13 March 1970 – 14 September 2023) was an Italian water polo player who won a bronze medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Life and career
[edit | edit source]Born in Trieste, the son of the water polo referee and manager Giuseppe, during his career Giustolisi won a LEN Trophy and a LEN Cup Winners' Cup with Roma, and two LEN Champions League titles with CN Posillipo and Pro Recco.[1] With the Italian national team, he won the gold medal in the 1995 European Aquatics Championships and a bronze in the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]
After his retirement, Giustolisi graduated in psychology and was honorary judge of the Juvenile Court of Trieste.[1] He also worked as coach and technical director for several teams.[1] He died from cancer on 14 September 2023, at the age of 53.[1][2] He was married to lyric soprano Anna Caterina Antonacci and had a son, Gillo.[1]
See also
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[edit | edit source]External links
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- 1970 births
- 2023 deaths
- Italian male water polo players
- Olympic water polo players for Italy
- Water polo players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Italy
- Olympic medalists in water polo
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Summer World University Games medalists in water polo
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Italy
- Sportspeople from Trieste
- Deaths from cancer in Italy
- 20th-century Italian sportsmen
- Italian Olympic medalist stubs
- Italian water polo biography stubs