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Frank Chamizo
Chamizo (left) against Toghrul Asgarov at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameFrank Chamizo Marquez
NationalityItalian
Born (1992-07-10) 10 July 1992 (age 32)
Matanzas, Cuba
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
EventFreestyle
ClubEsercito Italiano
Gamid Gamidov wrestling club (formally)
Coached byFiliberto Delgado (Cuba), Gaidar Gaidarov (Dagestan)
Medal record
Men's Freestyle Wrestling
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 65 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Paris 70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Las Vegas 65 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Kaspiysk 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Novi Sad 70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Riga 65 kg
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku 65 kg
Representing  Cuba
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Moscow 55 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Monterrey 55 kg

Frank Chamizo Marquez (born 10 July 1992) is a naturalized Italian freestyle wrestler from Cuba. He has won two world gold medals and an Olympic bronze medal.

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.[2] The Cuban government eventually recognized his talent, and helped him attend a secondary school where he could continue wrestling.[3]

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.[4] At a crossroads in life, he chose to move to Italy, where his ex-wife is from.[5][6]

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 gold medal since 1980. From there, Chamizo went on to win a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics and a gold medal at the 2017 world competition.

In 2018, Chamizo won the gold medal at Yasar Dogu, a major international tournament. In the championship match, he defeated five-time world-level champion Jordan Burroughs.[7]

Match results

World Championships & Olympic Games Matches
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location
2017 UWW world 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 70kg
Win 19-4 United States James Green 8-0 2017-08-26 2017 World Wrestling Championships France Paris, France
Win 18-4 Turkey Yakup Gor 5-2
Win 17-4 Kazakhstan Akzhurek Tanatarov 12-0
Win 16-4 Kyrgyzstan Elaman Dogdurbek Uulu 12-0
Win 15-4 Uzbekistan Ikhtiyor Navruzov 9-5
2016 Olympic 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 65kg
Win 14-4 United States Frank Molinaro 5-3 2016-08-19 2016 Summer Olympics Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Loss 13-4 Azerbaijan Toghrul Asgarov 4-7
Win 13-3 Georgia (country) Zurabi Iakobishvili 4-3
Win 12-3 Armenia David Safaryan 3-1
2015 UWW world 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 65kg
Win 11-3 Uzbekistan Ikhtiyor Navruzov 4-3 2015-09-12 2015 World Wrestling Championships United States Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 10-3 Iran Ahmad Mohammadi Fall
Win 9-3 Azerbaijan Toghrul Asgarov 10-5
Win 8-3 North Korea Kim Ju-Song 5-2
Win 7-3 Poland Magomedmurad Gadzhiev 4-3
2011 UWW world 12th at 55kg
Loss 6-3 Armenia Mihran Jaburyan 3-7, 7-0, 2-3 2011-09-18 2011 World Wrestling Championships Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
Loss 6-2 Russia Viktor Lebedev 0-1, 1-1
Win 6-1 Lithuania Sarunas Jurcys 1-1, 6-0
Win 5-1 India Rahul Aware 1-2, 7-2, 4-1
2010 UWW world 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 55kg
Win 4-1 South Korea Kim Hyo-Sub 1-0, 2-3, 5-1 2010-09-10 2010 World Wrestling Championships Russia Moscow, Russia
Loss 3-1 Russia Viktor Lebedev 0-1, 0-1
Win 3-0 Iran Hassan Rahimi 1-0, 2-0
Win 2-0 Ukraine Serhiy Ratushniy 2-0, 2-0
Win 1-0 United Kingdom Krasimir Krastanov 1-1, 3-1

Awards and honors

2018
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Yasar Dogu (74 kg)
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Mediterranean Games (74 kg)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) European Championships (74 kg)
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Tournament (74 kg)
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) International Ukrainian Tournament (74 kg)
2017
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) World Championships (70 kg)
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Ion Corneanu & Ladislau Simon Memorial (70 kg)
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Ali Aliev Tournament (70 kg)
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) European Championships (70 kg)
2016
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Olympic Games (65 kg)
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) European Championships (65 kg)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alexander Medved Prizes (65 kg)
2015
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) World Championships (65 kg)
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Waclaw Ziolkowski Memorial (65 kg)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Grand Prix of Spain (70 kg)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s) European Games (65 kg)
2014
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) International D. A. Kunaev Tournament (65 kg)
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Grand Prix of Spain (65 kg)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ali Aliev Tournament (65 kg)
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Yasar Dogu (65 kg)
2013
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Henri Deglane Challenge (66 kg)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Grand Prix of Spain (66 kg)
2011
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) World Cup (55 kg)
2010
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) World Championships (55 kg)
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Pan American Championships (55 kg)

References

  1. ^ "Frank Chamizo, il ragazzo venuto da Cuba per diventare grande".
  2. ^ "Frank Chamizo, il ragazzo venuto da Cuba per diventare grande".
  3. ^ "A Coca-Cola Career, And Son's Olympic Success, Are a Father's Dreams Come True". October 26, 2016.
  4. ^ "Frank Chamizo, il ragazzo venuto da Cuba per diventare grande".
  5. ^ "A Coca-Cola Career, And Son's Olympic Success, Are a Father's Dreams Come True". October 26, 2016.
  6. ^ "Frank Chamizo: "Nonna aveva fame, io ho venduto la divisa"". September 21, 2016.
  7. ^ https://unitedworldwrestling.org/article/chamizo-outlasts-burroughs-epic-shootout-win-yasar-dogu-gold-medal
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