Luca Giustolisi
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 September 1970 Trieste, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 September 2023 (aged 53) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Water polo | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Carrella, Franco (14 September 2023). "Pallanuoto in lutto: addio all'ex azzurro Giustolisi". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Scompare Luca Giustolisi, aveva 53 anni. Le condoglianze". FIN. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
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- 1970 births
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- 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
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