Andrea Facchin

Andrea Facchin (born 20 September 1978 in Padova) is an Italian flatwater canoer who has competed since 1999. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at Beijing in 2008.

Andrea Facchin

Facchin in 2008
Medal record
Men's canoe racing
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
	2008 Beijing	K-2 1000 m
Mediterranean Games
	2005 Almería	K-1 500 m
	2005 Almería	K-2 1000 m

Facchin's greatest success came in 2002 when he won a bronze medal at the European Championships in the K-4 500 m event. He also won the K-1 500 m event at the 1999 Military World Games.

For the specific weight training programme, his strength coach was Master Paolo Tassetto.^[1]