Pier Andrea Matteazzi | |
Nationality: | Italian |
Strokes: | Freestyle |
Club: | Centro Sportivo Olimpico dell'Esercito |
Birth Date: | 5 December 1997 |
Birth Place: | Vicenza, Italy |
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Pier Andrea Matteazzi (born 5 December 1997 in Vicenza) is an Italian swimmer, specialized in 400 m medley race.[1] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 400 m individual medley[2]
His club is In Sport Rane Rosse and he is an athlete of the Centro Sportivo Olimpico dell'Esercito.
His first medal at a senior competition was won in 2017 (bronze medal with 4:20.88), the following year he won the silver medal with 4:17.21 and he participated to the 2018 Mediterranean Games in Tarragona, finishing 4th at 400 medley. He won his first Italian championships in 2019, with 4:15.73 and participates to Naples 2019 Summer Universiade. He established a new personal best with 4:15.02 in 2020, improved with 4:12.79 in 2021 for finishing 5th at the 2020 European Championships. He qualified for representing Italy at the 2020 Summer Games.[3]
Day one of swimming at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships, in August in Rome, Matteazzi won the bronze medal in the 400 metre individual medley with a time of 4:13.29.[4] [5] [6]