Frank Chamizo

Frank Chamizo
	Chamizo (left) against Toghrul Asgarov at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Frank Chamizo Marquez
Nationality	Italian
Born	10 July 1992 (age 32); Matanzas, Cuba
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport	Wrestling
Event	Freestyle
Club	Esercito Italiano ; Gamid Gamidov wrestling club (formally)
Coached by	Filiberto Delgado (Cuba), Gaidar Gaidarov (Dagestan)
Medal record
Men's Freestyle Wrestling
Representing Italy
Olympic Games
World Championships
Individual World Cup
European Games
European Championships
Mediterranean Games
Representing Cuba
World Championships
Pan American Championships

Frank Chamizo Marquez (born 10 July 1992) is a naturalized Italian two-time world freestyle wrestling champion. In all, he has won five world and Olympic medals.

Early life

Chamizo had a trying childhood. He grew up in poverty, and was raised by his grandmother because both of his parents lived abroad.^[1] He began wrestling at the age of seven after walking into a wrestling facility out of curiosity.^[1] The Cuban government eventually recognized his talent, and helped him attend a secondary school where he could continue wrestling.^[2]

Career in Cuba

In 2010, Chamizo won a world bronze medal for Cuba. He was only 18 at the time. The next year, in 2011, he returned to the world championships, where he placed twelfth. After the 2011 World Wrestling Championships, however, Cuba's wrestling federation suspended him for two years for alleged difficulties with weight management.^[1] At a crossroads in life, he chose to move to Italy, where his ex-wife is from.^[2]^[3]

Career in Italy

In 2015, Chamizo made his world debut for Italy, and won a gold medal. Before then, no Italian had won a world or Olympic freestyle wrestling gold medal since 1980.

From there, Chamizo went on to win three more world-level medals, including a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and a gold medal at the 2017 world competition.

Overall, Chamizo won four world-level medals for Italy, and two world-level championships.

Freestyle record

Freestyle matches
Res.	Record	Opponent	Score	Date	Event	Location
2020 Individual World Cup at 74kg
Loss	126-24	Razambek Zhamalov	2-4	December 16-18, 2020	2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup	Belgrade, Serbia
Win	126-23	Azamat Nurykau	TF 10-0
Win	125-23	Hrayr Alikhanyan	8-2
Win	124-23	Fazli Eryilmaz	Fall
Win	123-23	Augusto Midana	8-0
Loss	122-23	Kyle Dake	3-4	July 25, 2020	FloWrestling: Dake vs. Chamizo	Austin, Texas
2020 European Championship at 74kg
Win	122-22	Magomedrasul Gazimagomedov	5-3	February 16, 2020	2020 European Wrestling Championships	Rome, Italy
Win	121-22	Murad Kuramagomedov	6-0
Win	120-22	Valentin Borzin	8-0
Win	119-22	Khadzhimurad Gadzhiyev	Fall
2019 World Championship at 74kg
Loss	118-22	Zaurbek Sidakov	2-5	September 21, 2019	2019 World Wrestling Championships	Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Win	118-21	Zelimkhan Khadjiev	4-1
Win	117-21	Daniyar Kaisanov	Fall
Win	116-21	Lee Seung-chul	10-2
Win	115-21	Marc Dietsche	TF 10-0
2019 Yasar Dogu at 74 kg
Win	114-21	Alibek Abdikassymov	10-5	July 11–14, 2019	2019 Yasar Dogu Ranking Series	Istanbul, Turkey
Win	113-21	Fazli Eryilmaz	10-6	July 11–14, 2019	2019 Yasar Dogu Ranking Series	Istanbul, Turkey
2019 Matteo Pellicone Memorial at 74 kg
Win	112-21	Daniyar Kaisanov	6-4	May 23–25, 2019	2019 Sassari City Matteo Pellicone Memorial	Sassari, Italy
Win	111-21	Khetag Tsabolov	5-4
Win	110-21	Andrei Karpach	8-0
Win	109-21	Isaac Collier	TF 11-0
2019 European Championship at 74kg
Win	108-21	Zelimkhan Khadjiev	8-0	April 10, 2019	2019 European Wrestling Championships	Bucharest, Romania
Win	107-21	Khadzhimurad Gadzhiyev	6-2
Win	106-21	Miroslav Kirov	5-0
Win	105-21	Timur Bizhoev	3-0
2019 Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov at 74 kg
Win	104-21	Ali Pasha Ruslanovich Umarpashaev	TF 13-2	February 28 - March 3, 2019	2019 Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Ranking Series	Ruse, Bulgaria
Loss	103-21	Jordan Burroughs	2-9
Win	103-20	Azamat Nurykau	TF 12-2
2018 World Championships 5th at 74kg
Loss	102-20	Jordan Burroughs	4-4	October 21, 2018	2018 World Wrestling Championships	Budapest, Hungary
Loss	102-19	Zaurbek Sidakov	2-3
Win	102-18	Bolat Sakayev	6-1
Win	101-18	Gong Byung-min	5-1
Win	100-18	Gamid Dzhalilov	9-0
2018 Dmitry Korkin at 74 kg
Loss	99-18	Nikita Suchkov	3-5	September 6–8, 2018	2018 Dmitry Korkin Tournament	Yakutsk, Russia
Win	99-17	Israil Kasumov	14-11
Win	98-17	Artiom Postica	TF 12-2
Win	97-17	Alisher Usmanov	6-4
2018 Yasar Dogu at 74 kg
Win	96-17	Jordan Burroughs	10-10	July 27–29, 2018	2018 Yasar Dogu Ranking Series	Istanbul, Turkey
Win	95-17	Saeid Mohammadreza Dadashpourkerikalaei	6-0
Win	94-17	Yakup Gör	4-0
Win	93-17	Nurlan Bekzhanov	6-0
2018 Mediterranean Games at 74kg
Win	92-17	Samy Moustafa	Points	June 24–27, 2018	2018 Mediterranean Games	Tarragone, Spain
Win	91-17	Muhammet Demir	Points
Win	90-17	David Galea	TF
Loss	89-17	Jordan Burroughs	5-8	May 17, 2018	2018 Beat The Streets: Team USA vs. The World All-Stars	New York, New York
2018 European Championships at 74kg
Win	89-16	Achsarbek Gulajev	TF 10-0	May 5, 2018	2018 European Wrestling Championships	Kaspiysk, Dagestan, Russia
Loss	88-15	Soner Demirtaş	3-4
Win	88-14	Khetag Tsabolov	Fall
Win	87-14	Avtandil Kentchadze	9-4
2018 Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov at 74 kg
Win	86-14	Magomedkhabib Kadimagomedov	10-6	March 22–25, 2018	2018 Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Ranking Series	Sofia, Bulgaria
Win	85-14	Muhammed Akdeniz	Fall
Win	84-14	Dzhemal Ali	4-2
2018 Ukrainian Memorial at 74 kg
Win	83-14	Franklin Gómez	4-0	February 23–25, 2018	2018 XXII Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial	Kiev, Ukraine
Win	82-14	Akhsarber Gulaev	5-0
Win	81-14	Taro Umebayashi	6-1
Win	80-14	Andrius Mazeika	TF 10-0
Win	79-14	Gadzhimurad Omarov	6-4
2017 Alans 5th at 70 kg
Loss	78-14	Zaurbek Sidakov	6-9	November 17–19, 2017	2017 Alans Tournament	Vladikavkaz, Russia
Win	78-13	Konstantin Khabalashvili	9-6
Win	77-13	Magomed Muslimov	TF 11-1
2017 World Championship at 70kg
Win	76-13	James Green	8-0	August 26, 2017	2017 World Wrestling Championships	Paris, France
Win	75-13	Yakup Gor	5-2
Win	74-13	Akzhurek Tanatarov	TF 12-0
Win	73-13	Elaman Dogdurbek Uulu	TF 12-0
Win	72-13	Ikhtiyor Navruzov	9-5
2017 Ion Cornianu & Ladislau Simon at 70 kg
Win	71-13	Andriy Kviatkovskyi		July 22–23, 2017	2017 Ion Cornianu & Ladislau Simon	Bucharest, Romania
2017 Ali Aliev at 70 kg
Win	70-13	Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran	6-2	July 6–10, 2017	2017 Ali Aliev	Vladikavkaz, Russia
Win	69-13	Murad Kuramagomedov	12-5
Win	68-13	Alibek Akbaev	TF 11-0
Win	67-13	Jordan Oliver	7-6	May 17, 2017	2017 Beat The Streets: Times Square	New York, New York
2017 European Championship at 70kg
Win	66-13	Magomedmurad Gadzhiev	4-3	May 2–7, 2017	2017 European Wrestling Championships	Novi Sad, Serbia
Win	65-13	Adrian Moise	TF 10-0
Win	64-13	Mihai Sava	TF 10-0
Win	63-13	Ruslan Dibirgadzhiyev	6-0
2017 Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov 7th at 70 kg
Loss	62-13	Magomedrasul Gazimagomedov	2-4	April 8–9, 2017	2017 Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Ranking Series	Ruse, Bulgaria
Win	62-12	Vikas	TF 10-0	April 8–9, 2017	2017 Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Ranking Series	Ruse, Bulgaria
2017 Mälarcupen at 74 kg
Win	61-13	Khalid Kerchiev	TF 10-0	February 26, 2017	2017 Mälarcupen Fristil	Västerås, Sweden
Win	60-12	Mohaydin Rahimi	Fall
Win	59-12	Asef Khierkha	Fall
2016 Olympics at 65kg
Win	58-12	Frank Molinaro	5-3	August 19, 2016	2016 Summer Olympics	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Loss	57-12	Toghrul Asgarov	4-7
Win	57-11	Zurabi Iakobishvili	4-3
Win	56-11	David Safaryan	3-1
2016 European Championship at 65kg
Win	55-11	Mustafa Kaya	8-6	March 8, 2016	2016 European Wrestling Championships	Riga, Latvia
Win	54-11	Aghahuseyn Mustafayev	TF 11-1
Win	53-11	Semen Radulov	TF 17-4
Win	52-11	Eduards Frolos	TF 10-0
Win	51-11	Steven Graf	TF 10-0
2016 Alexander Medved Prizes at 65 kg
Loss	50-11	Soslan Ramonov	7-8	February 18–19, 2016	2016 Medved Cup and Pahlavani	Minsk, Belarus
Win	50-10	Aliaksandr Kontoyeu	5-4
Win	49-10	Logan Stieber	10-8
Win	48-10	Dauren Zhumagazyev	TF 12-2
Win	47-10	Gamlet Ramonov	TF 12-2
2015 World Championship at 65kg
Win	46-10	Ikhtiyor Navruzov	4-3	September 12, 2015	2015 World Wrestling Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	45-10	Ahmad Mohammadi	Fall
Win	44-10	Toghrul Asgarov	10-5
Win	43-10	Kim Ju-Song	5-2
Win	42-10	Magomedmurad Gadzhiev	4-3
2015 Waclaw Ziolkowski Memorial at 65 kg
Win	41-10	George Bucur	3-3	July 24–26, 2015	2015 Poland Open, Ziolkowski & Pytlasinski	Warsaw, Poland
Win	40-10	Andrey Kviatkovski	9-4
Win	39-10	Rashid Mostoi	TF 12-2
Win	38-10	Soslan Ramonov	4-3
2015 Spain Grand Prix at 70 kg
Loss	37-10	James Green	5-5	July 11, 2015	2015 Grand Prix of Spain	Madrid, Spain
Win	37-9	Cruiz Manning	6-3
Win	36-9	Airam Gonzalez	TF 10-0
2015 European Games at 65kg
Loss	35-9	Toghrul Asgarov	Fall	June 17, 2015	2015 European Games	Baku, Azerbaijan
Win	35-8	George Bucur	5-4
Win	34-8	Mustafa Kaya	10-7
Win	33-8	Avtandil Kentchadze	4-4
2015 U23 European Championship at 65 kg
Win	32-8	Zurabi Iakobishvili	6-0	March 24–29, 2015	2015 U23 European ChampionshipS	Wałbrzych, Poland
Win	31-8	Magomed Muslimov	12-11
Win	30-8	Maxim Perpelia	TF 10-0
Win	29-8	Norbert Lukacs	TF 10-0
Win	28-8	Randy Vock	TF 10-0
2015 Alexander Medved Prizes 7th at 65 kg
Loss	27-8	Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran	3-9	March 5–7, 2015	2015 Medved Cup and Pahlavani	Minsk, Belarus
Loss	27-7	Magomed Kurbanaliev	3-5
Win	27-6	Aleksander Pauliachenko	TF 13-2
Win	26-6	Malkhaz Zarkua	10-2
2014 Kunayev D.A. International at 65 kg
Loss	25-6	Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran	2-5	July 26–27, 2014	2014 Kunayev D.A. International	Taraz, Kazakhstan
Win	20-5	Malkhaz Zarkua	6-1
Win	19-5	Kanat Mussabekov	TF 12-2
2014 Spain Grand Prix at 65kg
Win	18-5	Aaron Pico	4-2	July 5, 2014	2014 Grand Prix of Spain	Madrid, Spain
Win	17-5	Istvan Nemeth	TF 10-0
Win	16-5	Gianluca Coco	TF 14-1
2014 Sassari City 8th at 65kg
Loss	15-5	David Safaryan	6-7	May 31, 2014	2014 Sassari City Tournament	Sassari, Italy
Win	15-4	Gianluca Coco	TF 12-2	May 31, 2014	2014 Sassari City Tournament	Sassari, Italy
2014 Ali Aliev at 65 kg
Win	14-4	Narek Sirunyan	8-0	May 24–25, 2014	2014 Ali Aliev	Makhachkala, Russia
Loss	13-4	Tital Dshafaroyan
Win	13-3	Ikhtiyor Navruzov
Win	12-3	Hovsepyan	TF 12-2
2014 Yasar Dogu at 65 kg
Win	11-3	Magomed Muslimov	8-3	February 15, 2014	2014 Yasar Dogu Ranking Series	Istanbul, Turkey
Win	10-3	Aghahuseyn Mustafayev	10-3
Win	9-3	Dovletmyrat Orazgylyjov	11-4
Win	8-3	Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran	10-5
Win	7-3	Azat Mirakhimov	10-4
2011 World Championship 12th at 55kg
Loss	6-3	Mihran Jaburyan	3-7, 7–0, 2-3	September 18, 2011	2011 World Wrestling Championships	Istanbul, Turkey
Loss	6-2	Viktor Lebedev	0-1, 1-1
Win	6-1	Sarunas Jurcys	1-1, 6-0
Win	5-1	Rahul Aware	1-2, 7–2, 4-1
2010 World Championship at 55kg
Win	4-1	Kim Hyo-Sub	1-0, 2–3, 5-1	September 10, 2010	2010 World Wrestling Championships	Moscow, Russia
Loss	3-1	Viktor Lebedev	0-1, 0-1
Win	3-0	Hassan Rahimi	1-0, 2-0
Win	2-0	Serhiy Ratushniy	2-0, 2-0
Win	1-0	Krasimir Krastanov	1-1, 3-1