Draft:Gabriele Minak

Gabriele Minak
Personal information
Full name	Gabriele Minak
Nationality	Italian
Born	1 June 2006 (age 20); Imola, Italy
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
Sport	Artistic swimming
Strokes	Solo, mixed duet
Club	Banco BPM Rari Nantes Savona
Medal record
Men's artistic swimming
Representing Italy
World Aquatics Artistic Swimming World Cup
European Junior Championships

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Instructions · What links here · Gabriele Minak (talk: + · bio) · (log) · Copyvios report · reFill · Citation Bot · (Search: Google, Wikipedia) · Submitted 2 months ago by Giangiacomominak69 (talk: D · +) · Last edited 36 days ago by Zackmann08

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Declined by Devonian Wombat 2 months ago. Last edited by Zackmann08 36 days ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Comment: The Inside Synchro piece is an interview, which are considered primary sources and therefore do not contribute to notability. Devonian Wombat (talk) 20:08, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

Gabriele Minak (born 1 June 2006) is an Italian artistic swimmer. He competes in men's solo events and mixed duet, and has won medals at the World Aquatics Artistic Swimming World Cup and at the European Junior Artistic Swimming Championships.^[1]

Minak began artistic swimming in December 2014, at the age of eight, after watching his sister practise the sport.^[2] He competed at the 2019 FINA World Youth Artistic Swimming Championships, where he placed fourth in the mixed duet, then returned to competition ahead of the 2023 season.^[3]

In 2023, Minak competed on the World Cup circuit and won gold in the men's solo free event at the World Cup leg in Montpellier.^[2]^[3] Later that year, he competed with Ginevra Marchetti at the European Junior Championships in Madeira, winning bronze medals in the mixed duet technical and mixed duet free events.^[4]

At the 2024 European Junior Championships in Malta, Minak and Marchetti won the mixed duet technical event, becoming European junior champions in the discipline.^[5]^[6]

In 2025, Minak won silver in the men's solo free event and bronze in the mixed duet technical event at the World Cup stop in Soma Bay, Egypt.^[1] At the 2025 European Junior Championships in Athens, he won five medals: silver in men's solo free, silver in mixed duet technical, silver in acrobatic team, bronze in men's solo technical, and bronze in mixed duet free.^[7] In its preview of the competition, Inside Synchro described Minak and Marchetti as the defending champions in the technical mixed duet.^[8] European Aquatics later listed him among the nominees for the 2025 men's artistic swimming Athlete of the Year award.^[9]

In 2026, he won bronze in the men's solo free event at the World Cup stop in Paris.^[10]^[1]

References

1 2 3 "Gabriele Minak - Medals". World Aquatics. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
1 2 "The Next (Italian) Generation: Filippo Pelati and Gabriele Minak". Inside Synchro. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
1 2 "Twirls, Twists and Turns at the Montpellier World Cup". Inside Synchro. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
↑ "Greece and Spain Golden on Third Day of European Junior Artistic Swimming Championships". European Aquatics. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
↑ "Gold rush continues for Spain and Italy at European Junior Artistic Swimming Championships". European Aquatics. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
↑ "2024 European Junior Championships Results". Inside Synchro. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
↑ "2025 European Junior Championships Results". Inside Synchro. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
↑ "European Junior Championships Kick Off in Athens Amid Return of Neutral Athletes". Inside Synchro. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
↑ "European Aquatics Athlete of the Year Awards 2025: men's artistic swimming nominees". European Aquatics. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
↑ "Bleyer brilliance leads to Paris Solo success". World Aquatics. Retrieved 13 May 2026.

External links

Gabriele Minak at World Aquatics

[wa-medals-1] 1 2 3 "Gabriele Minak - Medals". World Aquatics. Retrieved 11 May 2026.

[InsideSynchroNextGen-2] 1 2 "The Next (Italian) Generation: Filippo Pelati and Gabriele Minak". Inside Synchro. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2026.

[InsideSynchroMontpellier-3] 1 2 "Twirls, Twists and Turns at the Montpellier World Cup". Inside Synchro. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2026.

[EuropeanAquaticsJuniorDay3-4] "Greece and Spain Golden on Third Day of European Junior Artistic Swimming Championships". European Aquatics. Retrieved 13 May 2026.

[EuropeanAquaticsMalta2024-5] "Gold rush continues for Spain and Italy at European Junior Artistic Swimming Championships". European Aquatics. Retrieved 13 May 2026.

[InsideSynchro2024Results-6] "2024 European Junior Championships Results". Inside Synchro. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2026.

[InsideSynchro2025Results-7] "2025 European Junior Championships Results". Inside Synchro. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2026.

[InsideSynchroAthensPreview-8] "European Junior Championships Kick Off in Athens Amid Return of Neutral Athletes". Inside Synchro. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2026.

[EuropeanAquaticsAthleteAwards2025-9] "European Aquatics Athlete of the Year Awards 2025: men's artistic swimming nominees". European Aquatics. Retrieved 13 May 2026.

[WorldAquaticsParis2026-10] "Bleyer brilliance leads to Paris Solo success". World Aquatics. Retrieved 13 May 2026.

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