Matteo Rivolta

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Matteo Rivolta
Personal information
Born (1991-11-16) 16 November 1991 (age 32)
Milan, Italy
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight94 kg (207 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
ClubTeam Insubrika
CoachGianni Leoni
Medal record
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2021 Abu Dhabi 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2021 Abu Dhabi 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2022 Melbourne 4×50 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Abu Dhabi 50 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Abu Dhabi 4×50 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Melbourne 4×100 m medley
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2022 Roma 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2012 Debrecen 4x100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Debrecen 100 m butterfly
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2015 Netanya 4×50 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2017 Copenhagen 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2015 Netanya 100 m butterfly
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2013 Mersin 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tarragona 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2022 Oran 50 m butterfly

Matteo Rivolta (born 16 November 1991) is a male Italian swimmer. He won bronze medal in 100 metres butterfly at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships.

Rivolta an athlete of the Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro.[1]

He competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he finished 22nd in the 100 m butterfly and was part of the Italian team that finished in 14th in the men's 4 × 100 m medley relay.[2] At the 2016 Olympics, he finished in 25th in the 100 m butterfly.[2]

At the 2012 European Championships, he was part of the Italian team that won gold in the men's 4 × 100 m medley relay, and won bronze in the men's 100 m butterfly.[3]

At the 2015 European Short Course Championships, he was part of the Italian team that won gold in the men's 4 × 100 m medley relay, and won silver in the men's 100 m butterfly.[3] At the 2017 European Short Course Championship, he won the men's 100 m butterfly.[3]

In 2021, he won the gold in the 100 m butterfly and bronze in the 50 m butterfly at the Short Course World Championship, setting a new Italian record.[4][5] As of December 2022, he also holds the Italian short course record in the 100 m butterfly.[4] He was part of the Italian team that won gold in the men's 4 × 100 m relay in a new championship record of 3:19.76 (with Lorenzo Mora, Nicolo Martinenghi and Alessandro Miressi)[5] and bronze in the men's 4 x 50 m medley relay (with Mora, Martinenghi and Lorenzo Zazzeri).[5] At the 2021 European Short Course championships he won silver in the men's 50 m butterfly and the men's 4 x 50 m medley relay.[3]

At the 2022 Short Course World Championships, he was part of the Italian 4 x 50 m medley relay team that won the gold medal in a new world record time of 1:29.72 (with Mora, Martinenghi and Leonardo Deplano).[4][6] At that championships, he was also part of the Italian team that won bronze in the 4 × 100 m medley relay, with a new European record time (with Mora, Martinenghi and Miressi).[4][6] He was also part of the Italian 4 × 100 m medley relay team that won gold at the European Long Course Championships.[4]

Achievements[edit]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Performance Notes
2012 European Championships (LC) Hungary Debrecen 3rd 100 m butterfly 52"40
1st 4 × 100 m medley 3'32"80
2022 European Championships (LC) Italy Roma 1st 4 × 100 m medley 3'28"46

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Programma e orari degli atleti cremisi in gara" (in Italian). poliziadistato.it. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Matteo Rivolta at Olympics.com". olympics.com. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d "Matteo RIVOLTA | Medals | FINA Official". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Matteo RIVOLTA | Results | FINA Official". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Competition Results | FINA Official". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Competition Results | FINA Official". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 27 December 2022.

External links[edit]

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