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Valerio Cleri (born 19 June 1981 in Palestrina) is a freestyle swimmer from Italy, who primarily competes in open water swimming.

Valerio Cleri

Personal information
Full name	Valerio Cleri
Nationality	Italy
Born	(1981-06-19) 19 June 1981 (age 41) Palestrina
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Medal record Men's Swimming Representing  Italy World Championships 2009 Rome 25km Open Water World Open Water Championships 2010 Roberval 10km Open Water 2006 Naples 10 km 2010 Roberval 25km Open Water European Aquatics Championships 2008 Dubrovnik 25 km 2010 Budapest 25km Open Water 2010 Budapest 10km Open Water

Career

Cleri won a gold medal in the 25 km open water race at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome. At the 2010 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships in Canada he won the gold medal over the 10 km distance. At the 2010 European Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary he won silver medal over the 10 km distance and gold medal over the 25 km distance. He competed at the 10 km swimming marathon at the 2008 Summer Olympics (finishing fourth) and at the 2012 Summer Olympics (finishing 17th).[1][2]

References

• sports-reference

Awards
Preceded by Thomas Lurz	World Open Water Swimmer of the Year 2010	Succeeded by Thomas Lurz and Spyridon Gianniotis
Preceded by First award	FINA Open Water Swimmer of the Year 2010	Succeeded by Thomas Lurz

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