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Antonino Pizzolato

Antonino Pizzolato (born 20 August 1996) is an Italian weightlifter,[3] Olympian, and three-time European Champion[4] competing in the 85 kg category until 2018 and the 81 kg and 89 kg categories starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the weight classes.[5] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Men's 81 kg, winning a bronze medal.[6]

Antonino Pizzolato
Personal information
NicknameNino[1]
NationalityItalian
Born (1996-08-20) 20 August 1996 (age 27)[1]
Castelvetrano, Italy
Weight89 kg (196 lb)[2]
Sport
Country Italy
SportWeightlifting
Event-89 kg
ClubGS Fiamme Oro[1]
Coached bySebastiano Corbu[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo –81 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Anaheim –85 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Batumi –81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Moscow –81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tirana –89 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Sofia –89 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran –89 kg S
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran –89 kg CJ
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Wrocław –85 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Tbilisi –85 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Kazan –85 kg

Career edit

In 2019 he competed at the 2019 European Weightlifting Championships in the 81 kg category winning the gold medal in the clean & jerk and total.[7] Later in 2019 Pizzolato competed at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships,[8] he finished in sixth place with a 358 kg total in the 81 kg category.

He won the gold medal in the men's 89 kg Snatch and Clean & Jerk events at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[9][10]

Major results edit

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing   Italy
Summer Olympics
2021   Tokyo, Japan 81 kg 165 165 168 2 200 203 210 3 365  
World Championships
2014   Almaty, Kazakhstan 85 kg 145 150 152 25 190 195 195 22 342 24
2015   Houston, United States 85 kg 155 159 161 10 194 198 202 5 363 7
2017   Anaheim, United States 85 kg 155 159 162   195 195 196 4 358  
2019   Pattaya, Thailand 81 kg 155 160 163 7 195 195 201 9 358 6
European Championships
2015   Tbilisi, Georgia 85 kg 151 155 155 7 191 196 196 6 346 6
2016   Førde, Norway 85 kg 157 161 161 6 197 202 202   354 4
2019   Batumi, Georgia 81 kg 155 155 160 6 190 195 201   356  
2021   Moscow, Russia 81 kg 159 162 164   195 200 206   370  
2022   Tirana, Albania 89 kg 170 170 175   210 212 217 WR   392 WR  
World Junior Championships
2014   Kazan, Russia 85 kg 141 145 149 4 185 185 190   334  
2015   Wrocław, Poland 85 kg 150 153 154   190 193 193   347  
2016   Tbilisi, Georgia 85 kg 153 156 159   193 195 201   360  

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Athlete Biography". IWF.net. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Weightlifting. Men's 81 kg. Group A. Protocol" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Antonino Pizzolato Weightlifting Results". IWF.net. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Sollevamento pesi, Antonino Pizzolato SBANCA TUTTO! Impresa da fenomeno, va all-in nello slancio e completa una rimonta epica! E' campione d'Europa!". OASport. 10 April 2019. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  5. ^ "PDF Results 2019 World Championships" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 September 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Weightlifting PIZZOLATO Antonino". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  7. ^ "2019 European Championships Results Book" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 May 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  8. ^ "'Marcia su Tokyo 2020': Nino Pizzolato è da podio, Frank Chamizo non è il favorito n.1. Addio baseball". OASport. 23 September 2019. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  9. ^ "JM/Haltérophilie: Faris Touairi en bronze à l'arracher, avec une prise à 161 kg". APS (in French). 3 July 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.

External links edit

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