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Schwazer also had entered last Saturday's 20K walk, but withdrew citing a cold, according to the official London Olympics website.
The two-time world championships bronze medalist works as a police officer, according to his biography on the site. He is one of the best known athletes in the 286-member Italian team at the London Games.
Schwazer's profile has been raised at home because his girlfriend, Carolina Kostner, is the reigning women's figure skating world champion.
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