| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 4 | Marathon 10km | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 1:52:07.5 |
| World Championships Open Water | ||||
| 1 | Marathon 10km | 2010 | Roberval, QC, CAN | 2:00:59.3 |
| 1 | Marathon 25km | 2009 | Rome, ITA | 5:26:31.6 |
| 2 | Marathon 25km | 2010 | Roberval, QC, CAN | 5:32:40.40 |
| 2 | Marathon 10km | 2006 | Naples, ITA | 2:10:40.5 |
| 4 | Marathon 10km | 2009 | Rome, ITA | 1:52:11.4 |
| 11 | Marathon 10km | 2011 | Shanghai, CHN | 1:54:41.2 |
| Marathon 25km | 2011 | Shanghai, CHN | DNF | |
| European Championships Open Water | ||||
| 1 | Marathon 25km | 2010 | Balatonfured, HUN | 5:16:38.3 |
| 1 | Marathon 25km | 2008 | Dubrovnik, CRO | 4:29:00.0 |
| 2 | Marathon 10km | 2010 | Balatonfured, HUN | 1:54:24.8 |
| 7 | Marathon 10km | 2008 | Dubrovnik, CRO | 1:52:59.1 |
| World Cup Open Water | ||||
| 1 | Marathon 10km | 2008 | Singapore, SIN | 2:09:20.25 |
| 1 | Marathon 10km | 2008 | Hong Kong, CHN | 1:46:17.6 |
| 1 | Marathon 10km | 2008 | Shantou, CHN | 2:06:58.05 |
| 3 | Marathon 10km | 2009 | Santos, BRA | 2:05:54.38 |
| World Cup Open Water (Ranking) | ||||
| 1 | Marathon 10km | 2008 | 129 | |
Hobbies
Playing football, going to the cinema. (FINA Aquatics World Magazine, 20 Feb 2011)
Education
Political Science
Language(s) spoken
Italian
Club name
CS Esercito, Italy
Coach
Emanuele Sacchi (coni.it, 18 Jun 2012)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
He started playing in the water as a young child and started swimming at age four. (FINA Aquatics World Magazine, 20 Feb 2011)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Don't fence me in." (FINA Aquatics World Magazine, 20 Feb 2011)
Awards
In 2010 he was named the Male Open Water Swimmer of the Year by both FINA and Swimming World Magazine. (FINA, 07 Jan 2011)
He became the first Italian to win the men's 25km world title, in Rome in 2009. (valeriocleri.com, 01 Jun 2012)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008
