Federico Poggio (born 24 April 1998) is an Italian

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. He competed at the

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in Tokyo, Japan, where he placed 15th in the semifinals of the 100 metre breaststroke event with a time of 59.91 seconds after qualifying for the semifinals with a time of 59.33 seconds in the preliminary heats."2020 Summer Olympics Results - Swimming: Men's 100m Breaststroke"
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''. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022. In February 2022, he announced he was refocusing on coursework in

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as he worked through some physical injuries that were affecting his swimming performances.Race, Retta (22 February 2022)
"Italy's Federico Poggio Talks Post-Tokyo Injuries & Difficulties"
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''. Retrieved 22 February 2022. At the

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, held in August in

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, Poggio won the silver medal in the 100 metre breaststroke with a time of 58.98 seconds.

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(12 August 2022)
"European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 100m Breaststroke Men Final"
''Microplus''. Retrieved 12 August 2022.Denina, Davide (12 August 2022)

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''. Retrieved 12 August 2022."Nuoto, argento europeo per Federico Poggio dell'Imolanuoto: "Dopo un anno molto difficile sono felicissimo di questa medaglia""
(in Italian). ''corriereromagna.it''. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022."Nuoto, 5 ori azzurri: Quadarella, Martinenghi, Panziera e Ceccon dopo Minisini"
(in Italian). ''

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''. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.

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* * * * * 1998 births Living people Sportspeople from Voghera Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Italy Italian male breaststroke swimmers European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming 21st-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-swimming-bio-stub