Wikipedia

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]

Antonino Pizzolato
Personal information
Nickname
Nino[1]
Born (1996-08-20) 20 August 1996 (age 29)[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
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 Tokyo–81 kg
Bronze medal – third place2024 Paris–89 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2017 Anaheim–85 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Batumi–81 kg
Gold medal – first place2021 Moscow–81 kg
Gold medal – first place2022 Tirana–89 kg
Silver medal – second place2024 Sofia–89 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Oran–89 kg S
Gold medal – first place2022 Oran–89 kg CJ
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place2015 Wrocław–85 kg
Silver medal – second place2016 Tbilisi–85 kg
Bronze medal – third place2014 Kazan–85 kg

Career

edit

In 2019 Pizzolato competed at the 2019 European Weightlifting Championships in the 81 kg category, winning the gold medal in the Clean & Jerk and total.[6] Later, in 2019 he competed at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships,[7] finishing in sixth place with a 358 kg total in the 81 kg category.

He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Men's 81 kg, winning a bronze medal.[8]

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]

In August 2024, Pizzolato competed in the men's 89 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. He lifted 384 kg in total and won his second Olympic bronze medal. Pizzolato originally failed all three attempts in Clean & Jerk but the jury overturned a unanimous no-lift decision by the referees on his final lift.[11] Pizzolato made just four successful attempts to win two Olympic medals.

Personal life

edit

As of November 2024, Pizzolato is on trial for aggravated gang rape. He and his three friends are accused of raping a 27-year-old Finnish female tourist at a residence in Trapani, Italy, on 22 July 2022.[12]

Major results

edit
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2021Tokyo, Japan81 kg165165168N/a200203210N/a3653rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2024Paris, France89 kg172172176N/a212212212N/a3843rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships
2014Almaty, Kazakhstan85 kg145150152251901951952234224
2015Houston, United States85 kg1551591611019419820253637
2017Anaheim, United States85 kg1551591623rd place, bronze medalist(s)19519519643583rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2019Pattaya, Thailand81 kg155160163719519520193586
European Championships
2015Tbilisi, Georgia85 kg151155155719119619663466
2016Førde, Norway85 kg15716116161972022023rd place, bronze medalist(s)3544
2019Batumi, Georgia81 kg15515516061901952011st place, gold medalist(s)3561st place, gold medalist(s)
2021Moscow, Russia81 kg1591621641st place, gold medalist(s)1952002062nd place, silver medalist(s)3701st place, gold medalist(s)
2022Tirana, Albania89 kg1701701751st place, gold medalist(s)210212217 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)392 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Junior Championships
2014Kazan, Russia85 kg14114514941851851903rd place, bronze medalist(s)3343rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2015Wrocław, Poland85 kg1501531542nd place, silver medalist(s)1901931932nd place, silver medalist(s)3472nd place, silver medalist(s)
2016Tbilisi, Georgia85 kg1531561592nd place, silver medalist(s)1931952011st place, gold medalist(s)3602nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

edit
  1. 1 2 3 4 "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. ↑ "2019 European Championships Results Book" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 May 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "'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.
  8. ↑ "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.
  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.
  11. ↑ Oliver, Brian (9 August 2024). "Paris, Men 89kg: Karlos Nasar smashes world records to take gold and become weightlifting's flag-bearer for the future". IWF. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  12. ↑ "Il bronzo olimpico Antonino Pizzolato è a processo per stupro di gruppo: era imputato già mentre gareggiò a Parigi". il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). 25 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
edit
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Antonino_Pizzolato&oldid=1319971318"