Leonardo Fioravanti (surfer) explained

Leonardo Fioravanti
Nationality:	Italian
Birth Date:	8 December 1997
Birth Place:	Rome, Italy
Country:	Italy
Sport:	surfing

Leonardo Fioravanti (born 8 December 1997)^[1] is a surfer who represented Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics,^[2] the first surfer from Italy to compete in the newly-added Olympic surfing competition.^[3] He qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games.

Career

Fioravanti competed in the 2016 US Open for surfing, pushing himself to compete despite injuries incurred during practice prior to the competition. He was eliminated in the contest, with indications that his injury contributed to his performance.^[4] He would go on to compete as the first surfer from Italy to perform at the inaugural Olympic surfing competition, replacing Jordy Smith from South Africa, who dropped out due to an injury.^[5] Fioravanti made it to the second round of the competition.^[6]

Results

Victories

WSL Challenger Series Wins
Year	Event	Venue	Country
	EDP Vissla Pro Ericeira	Ribeira D'Ilhas, Ericeira	Portugal
	Sydney Surf Pro	Manly Beach, New South Wales	Australia

Notes and References

1. Web site: Leonardo Fioravanti Surfer Bio . 2021-07-26 . . en.
2. Web site: Leonardo Fioravanti . 2021-07-26 . . en.
3. Web site: Caligaris . Francesco . 2021-07-26 . Leonardo Fioravanti, spirito olimpico . Leonardo Fioravanti, Olympic spirit . 2021-07-26 . Rivista Undici . it-IT.
4. Web site: Griffin . Renee . 2016-07-27 . Leonardo Fioravanti defies a nasty injury but is eliminated from U.S. Open of Surfing . 2021-07-26 . . en-US.
5. Web site: 2021-07-02 . Italy's Leo Fioravanti Replaces South Africa's Jordy Smith in Tokyo 2020 Games . 2021-07-26 . . en-US.
6. Web site: 2021-07-25 . Olympic Surfing Results . 2021-07-26 . . en-US.