Gianni De Magistris

Gianni De Magistris (born 3 December 1950 in Florence, Italy) is a retired Italian water polo player. He was part of Italian teams that won the world title in 1978, a silver medal at the 1976 Olympics, and two bronze medals, at the 1975 world and 1977 European championships.[1]

Gianni de Magistris

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1950-12-03) 3 December 1950 Florence, Italy
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Sport	Water polo
Club	Rari Nantes Florentia
Medal record Representing  Italy Olympic Games 1976 Montréal Team World Championships 1975 Cali Team 1978 Berlin Team European Championships 1977 Jönköping Team

Magistris played in five consecutive Summer Olympics for Italy from 1968 to 1984. He is the third athlete to compete in water polo at five Olympics, after Briton Paul Radmilovic and Hungarian Dezső Gyarmati. He is among the first ten Italians to compete at five Olympics.[1] He is also a leading scorer in Olympic water polo history, with 59 goals.[1]

See also

• List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games
• List of Olympic medalists in water polo
• List of world champions in men's water polo
• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
• Legends of Italian sport - Walk of Fame

References

1. Gianni De Magistris Archived 29 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com