Piero Codia

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Piero Codia
Personal information
National teamItaly Italy
Born (1989-10-22) 22 October 1989 (age 34)
Trieste
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Italy
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2022 Budapest 4×100 m medley
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2018 Glasgow 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2016 London 4×100 m mixed medley
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Budapest 4×100 m medley
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2013 Herning 4×50 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2017 Copenhagen 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2017 Copenhagen 4×50 m medley

Piero Codia (born 22 October 1989) is an Italian competitive swimmer who specializes in butterfly. He holds the national records in the 50 and 100 meter butterfly events (long course).[1][2]

Olympics[edit]

He qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the 100 meter butterfly.[2] He swam the 6th time in the heats and qualified for the semifinals, where he placed 11th and was eliminated.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Anderson, Jared (20 April 2016). "Piero Codia Breaks Italian 100 Fly Record At National Prelims". Swimswam. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Piero Codia". Rio 2016 Organization. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.