Roberto Gleria (also Robert), born 15 October 1968, is a former

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from

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. Gleria swam for

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in the mid-1980s and was an

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scholarship holder before taking up on an offer to swim for Italy leading up to the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. He competed at the

1986 Commonwealth Games The 1986 Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, between 24 July and 2 August 1986. This was the second Commonwealth Games to be held in Edinburgh. Thirty two of the eligible fifty nine countries (largely African, Asian and Caribbe ...

for Australia, winning gold medals in both the 200 metre freestyle and the 4×200 metre freestyle relay. Gleria competed for Italy at the

1988 Summer Olympic Games The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

in Seoul, South Korea, in both the 100, 200 and 400 metre freestyle, finishing first in the B Final of the 200 metre freestyle in a time of 1 minute 49.28 seconds. He also contributed to all three of Italy's relay teams. He also competed at the

1992 Summer Olympic Games The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 ...

in Barcelona, Spain, in the 100 and 200 metre freestyles and both freestyle relays.

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1968 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Italian male freestyle swimmers Australian male freestyle swimmers Australian people of Italian descent Sportspeople of Italian descent Australian Institute of Sport swimmers Olympic swimmers for Italy Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games swimmers for Australia Commonwealth Games gold medallists in swimming Swimmers at the 1991 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming 20th-century Australian sportsmen 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-swimming-bio-stub

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