Rachele Bruni
Rachele Bruni 
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Rachele Bruni, 2016 |
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| Surname: | Rachele Bruni | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birthday: | 4th November 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Florence | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size: | 170 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 60 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rachele Bruni (born November 4, 1990 in Florence ) is an Italian swimmer .
Life
As a swimmer, Bruni specializes in long-distance races in the open air. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro , she won the silver medal in the women's 10 km open water behind the Dutch swimmer Sharon van Rouwendaal . The French swimmer Aurélie Muller , who was ahead of Bruni, was disqualified for obstructing Bruni on the finish line.
Bruni dedicated the silver medal at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro to her family, her trainer and her partner.
At the European Swimming Championships in the open air, she won eight gold medals.
In open water swimming over 10 km, she won the bronze medal at the 2019 World Swimming Championships.
Successes (selection)
- Silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Web links
- Eurosport.de: Olympics 2016: Silver swimmer Rachele Bruni as the first Italian athlete to come out
- Sport IlMessaggero: Rio 2016, Bruni dedica l'argento alla sua Diletta: "Penso a lei, contro i pregiudizi" (Italian)
- AfterEllen: Olympic medal-winning swimmer Rachele Bruni comes out
- Rheinische Post: As the first Italian athlete, silver swimmer Bruni is committed to homosexuality
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eurosport.de: Olympia 2016: Silver swimmer Rachele Bruni as the first Italian athlete to come out
- ↑ SwimSwam: Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Bruni Maintains OW Wuros Dominance
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| SURNAME | Bruni, Rachele |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian swimmer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th November 1990 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Florence , Italy |