Personal information | |
---|---|
Born | Prato, Italy[1] | 9 July 1979
Height | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)[2] |
Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Italy |
Sport | Water polo |
Club | RN Florentia (-2003) Pro Recco (2003-) |
Stefano Tempesti (born 9 June 1979) is an Italian water polo goalkeeper. He competed at five consecutive Olympics between 2000 and 2016 and won a silver medal in 2012 and a bronze in 2016.[1] He is the second water polo goalkeeper to compete at five Olympics, after Spaniard Jesús Rollán. Tempesti was the top goalkeeper at the 2008 Olympics, with 83 saves.[3] He was also the top goalkeeper at the 2012 Olympics, with 87 saves.[4]