Alessandro Bovo (born 1 January 1969) is a retired

water polo Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...

defense player from

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, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics: 1992 and 1996. After having won the gold medal in Barcelona, Spain Bovo claimed bronze with the men's national team at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

in Atlanta, United States. He also won one world title, two European titles and one FINA World Cup with the national squad during his career.

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* * 1969 births Living people Italian male water polo players Water polo players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic water polo players for Italy Olympic gold medalists for Italy Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Water polo players from Genoa Olympic medalists in water polo Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-waterpolo-bio-stub

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