Stefano Tempesti (born 9 June 1979) is an Italian water polo goalkeeper. He competed at five consecutive Olympics between 2000 and 2016 and won a silver medal in 2012 and a bronze in 2016.[1] He is the second water polo goalkeeper to compete at five Olympics, after Spaniard Jesús Rollán. Tempesti was the top goalkeeper at the 2008 Olympics, with 83 saves.[3] He was also the top goalkeeper at the 2012 Olympics, with 87 saves.[4]
 Tempesti at the 2015 World Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 July 1979 Prato, Italy[1] |
| Height | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)[2] |
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Sport | Water polo |
| Club | RN Florentia (-2003) Pro Recco (2003-) |
Biography edit
Tempesti started his career in his hometown's Futura Prato, before moving to RN Florentia. He remained there until 2003 when he started playing for his current team, Pro Recco. With Florentia he won a LEN Cup Winners' Cup in 2001, while with Pro Recco he won eleven consecutive national titles and five LEN Euroleagues (2007, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2015). He debuted for the Italian national team in 1997 and won a gold medal at the 2011 World Championships, where he was chosen the Best Goalkeeper of the tournament.[5]
Tempesti has two children with his partner Elisabetta. He manages the women's water polo team Mediostar Prato.[5]
Honours edit
RN Florentia
LEN Euro Cup: 2000–01 ;runners-up: 2002–03
Pro Recco
- Serie A1: 2005–06 , 2006–07, 2007–08 , 2008–09 , 2009–10 , 2010–11 , 2011–12 , 2012–13 , 2013–14 , 2014–15 , 2015–16 , 2016–17 , 2017–18 , 2018–19
- Coppa Italia: 2005–06 , 2006–07, 2007–08 , 2008–09 , 2009–10 , 2010–11 , 2012–13 , 2013–14 , 2014–15 , 2015–16 , 2016–17 , 2017–18 , 2018–19
- LEN Super Cup: 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015
- Adriatic League: 2011–12
Awards edit
- LEN "European Player of the Year" award: 2011
- Best Goalkeeper of 2009 World Championship
- Best Goalkeeper of 2011 World Championship
- Best Goalkeeper of 2012 World League
- Member of the Second Best Team of the Decade in the World 2010–20 by total-waterpolo
See also edit
- Italy men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games
- List of players who have appeared in multiple men's Olympic water polo tournaments
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
- List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers
- List of world champions in men's water polo
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
References edit
- ^ a b "Stefano Tempesti". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ Stefano Tempesti Archived 2016-10-18 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- ^ "Official Results Book – 2008 Olympic Games – Water Polo" (PDF). la84.org. LA84 Foundation. p. 175. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Official Results Book – 2012 Olympic Games – Diving, Swimming, Synchronised Swimming, Water Polo" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. p. 462. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ a b Stefano Tempesti. nbcolympics.com
External links edit
- Stefano Tempesti at World Aquatics
- Stefano Tempesti at Olympics.com
- Stefano Tempesti at Olympedia
- Stefano Tempesti at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
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