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Athletes
Valentino
Gallo
Italy, ITA
Male
Water polo
Biography
Further Personal Information
Date of birth
17 July 1985
Height
193 cm
Residence
Siracusa, ITA
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Italian
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He began playing water polo in 1995.
Why this sport?
He wanted to play a team sport that took place in the water.
Club / Team
CC Ortigia: Siracusa, ITA
Name of coach
Stefano Piccardo [club], ITA; Alessandro Campagna [national], ITA
Preferred position / style / stance / technique
Wing
Handedness
Left
General Interest
Nicknames
Citrone, Bomber Siracusano (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008; waterpolo24.com, 17 Sep 2013)
Injuries
In May 2016 he injured a bone in his wrist after he had to jump to avoid being hit by a car. He was out of competition for three weeks. (Facebook profile, 15 May 2016)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"The only advice I can give, is to be at 100% every day with body and mind." (total-waterpolo.com, 08 Jul 2017)
Awards and honours
In 2020 he was enshrined into the Walk of Fame of the city of Syracuse, Italy. (siracusaoggi.it, 19 Jun 2020)
In 2012 he received the Gold Collar of Sporting Merit from the Italian National Olympic Committee [CONI]. (sicilia.coni.it, 17 Apr 2012)
In 2012 he received the Gold Collar of Sporting Merit from the Italian National Olympic Committee [CONI]. (sicilia.coni.it, 17 Apr 2012)
Other information
BEER MAKER
He runs Beer Zion, a craft beer company based in Cosenza, Italy, with Italian water polo player Amaurys Perez and Perez's brother-in-law Francesco Rende. "Beer is fundamental. My ideal workout consists of up to five hours of training and then beer." (informacibo.it, 18 Feb 2019; ilmattino.it, 07 Aug 2017; Facebook page, 03 May 2016; altarimini.it, 17 Feb 2015; birrazion.com, 26 Mar 2014)
ILLNESS
He missed the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, after contracting measles. (corriere.it, 15 Jul 2017)
He runs Beer Zion, a craft beer company based in Cosenza, Italy, with Italian water polo player Amaurys Perez and Perez's brother-in-law Francesco Rende. "Beer is fundamental. My ideal workout consists of up to five hours of training and then beer." (informacibo.it, 18 Feb 2019; ilmattino.it, 07 Aug 2017; Facebook page, 03 May 2016; altarimini.it, 17 Feb 2015; birrazion.com, 26 Mar 2014)
ILLNESS
He missed the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, after contracting measles. (corriere.it, 15 Jul 2017)