Matteo Furlan (born 29 May 1989) is an Italian

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

. Furlan is an athlete of the

Gruppo Sportivo della Marina Militare The Gruppo Sportivo della Marina Militare is the sport section of the Italian armed force, Italian Navy. Are part of the G.S. Marina Militare, the athletes mainly of the water sports. History The first gold medal at the Olympic Games was won b ...

. He competed in the 25 km open water event at the

2018 European Aquatics Championships The 2018 European Aquatics Championships took place in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Luss in the central belt of Scotland, from 3 to 12 August 2018. The championships were part of the first European Championships with other events happening in Scot ...

, winning the bronze medal.

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* 1989 births Living people Italian male freestyle swimmers European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Italian male long-distance swimmers Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Summer World University Games medalists in swimming FISU World University Games gold medalists for Italy Swimmers of Marina Militare Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade Sportspeople from San Vito al Tagliamento 21st-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-swimming-bio-stub