Federico Esposito
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 Italy |
| Born |
2 June 1987 Piombino, Italy |
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
| Sailing career | |
| Class(es) | Sailboard |
| Club | Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro[1][2] |
| Coach | Adriano Stella[1] |
Federico Esposito (born June 2, 1987 in Piombino) is an Italian windsurfer, who specialized in Neil Pryde RS:X class.[1][3] He represented Italy at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and has been currently training for Fiamma Oro Sport Club (Italian: Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro) under his personal coach and mentor Adriano Stella.[2] As of September 2013, Esposito is ranked no. 45 in the world for the sailboard class by the International Sailing Federation.
Esposito competed in the men's RS:X class at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London by finishing thirty-sixth and receiving a berth from the ISAF World Championships in Perth, Western Australia.[4] Struggling to attain a top position in the opening series, Esposito accumulated a net score of 269 points to pick up a thirty-fourth spot in a fleet of thirty-eight windsurfers.[5][6]
References
- 1 2 3 "Federico Esposito". London 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- 1 2 "CONI Profile – Federico Esposito" (in Italian). Italian National Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ↑ "Federico Esposito". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ↑ "Campionato del Mondo classi Olimpiche: l’Italia si qualifica in RS:X, Laser Radial, Finn e 470 man's ai prossimi Giochi di Londra." [Olympic classes at the World Championships: Italy qualifies in the men's RS: X, Laser Radial, Finn and 470 for the London Games] (in Italian). Gruppi Sportivi Fiamme Gialle. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ↑ "Men's RS:X". London 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ↑ "Londra 2012: Day 8. Sensini in Medal Vittoria di Conti-Micol" [London 2012: Day 8. Sensini and Conti-Micol races to medal victory] (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Vela. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2013.