Emiliano Brembilla

Emiliano Brembilla
Emiliano Brembilla, Atlanta 1996
Personal information
Full nameEmiliano Brembilla
Nationality Italy
Born (1978-12-21) 21 December 1978
Ponte San Pietro, Bergamo, Italy
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 1
World Championships (LC) 0 2 1
World Championships (SC) 0 0 1
European Championships (LC) 10 3 0
European Championships (SC) 5 0 1
Mediterranean Games 5 0 0
Total 20 5 4
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2004 Athens4×200 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place1998 Perth1500 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2001 Fukuoka4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2001 Fukuoka400 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place2008 Manchester4×200 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place1997 Seville400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place1997 Seville1500 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2000 Helsinki400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2000 Helsinki4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2002 Berlin400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2002 Berlin4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2004 Madrid400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2004 Madrid4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2006 Budapest4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2008 Eindhoven4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1999 Istanbul400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2000 Helsinki1500 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2002 Berlin200 m freestyle
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place1996 Rostock400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place1998 Sheffield400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2001 Antwerp400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2002 Riesa400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2002 Riesa200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1998 Sheffield1500 m freestyle
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place1997 Bari400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place1997 Bari1500 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2001 Tunis200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2001 Tunis400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2005 Almería4×200 m freestyle

Emiliano Brembilla (born 21 December 1978) is a freestyle swimmer from Italy who was five-time individual European Champion, four in 400 m freestyle (1997, 2000, 2002 and 2004) and one in 1500 m freestyle (1997).[1]

Career

He won the bronze medal with the men's 4×200 m freestyle relay team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.[2] A long-distance specialist, he made his first mark at the 1997 European Swimming Championships in Seville, Spain, where he won three titles. Brembilla competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996.

Personal bests

Individual long course
  • 100 m freestyle: 50.58
  • 200 m freestyle: 1:46.29
  • 400 m freestyle: 3:45.11
  • 800 m freestyle: 7:55.17
  • 1500 m freestyle: 14:58.65

National titles

Brembilla won 41 national championships at individual senior level.[3]

  • Absolute (18)
    • 200 freestyle: 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2008 (7)
    • 400 freestyle: 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005 (6)
    • 800 freestyle: 2002, 2004, 2005 (3)
    • 1500 freestyle: 1996, 2000 (2)
  • Winter (16)
    • 200 freestyle: 2000, 2002, 2003 (3)
    • 400 freestyle: 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 (8)
    • 800 freestyle: 2006 (1)
    • 1500 freestyle: 1997, 1999, 2000 2002 (4)
  • Spring (7)
    • 200 freestyle: 1998, 2002 (2)
    • 200 freestyle: 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004 (4)
    • 800 freestyle: 1998 (1)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "ALBO D'ORO DELLA NAZIONALE ITALIANA DI NUOTO" (in Italian). nuotounostiledivita.it. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Emiliano Brembilla". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Emiliano Brembilla - Scheda" (PDF) (in Italian). federnuoto.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
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