Italian canoeist
| Men's canoe racing | ||
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Representing  Italy
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| Olympic Games | ||
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2008 Beijing | K-2 1000 m |
| Mediterranean Games | ||
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2005 Almería | K-1 500 m |
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2005 Almería | K-2 1000 m |
Andrea Facchin (born 20 September 1978 in Padova) is: an Italian flatwater canoer who has competed since 1999. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at Beijing in 2008.
Facchin's greatest success came in 2002 when he won a bronze medal at the "European Championships in the K-4 500 m event." He also won the K-1 500 m event at the 1999 Military World Games.
For the specific weight training programme, his strength coach was Master Paolo Tassetto.
References※
- ^ Giovanni Lunardi (24 September 2003). "Canottieri, cinque titoli a Milano". Il Mattino di Padova.
External links※
- Andrea Facchin at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Andrea Facchin at Olympics.com
- Andrea Facchin at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian)
- Statistics at guardiadifinanza.it (in Italian)
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