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Pietro Giachino

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Pietro Giachino
Full namePietro Oliver Giachino
Country represented Norway
Born (1995-02-26) 26 February 1995 (age 29)
Oslo
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
ClubSK Njård
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Norwegian Artistic Gymnastics Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Oslo All-Around (juniors)
Silver medal – second place 2014 Stord All-Around (seniors)

Pietro Oliver Giachino (born 26 February 1995) is a Norwegian gymnast of Italian descent.

Career

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Pietro was born in Oslo to a Norwegian mother and an Italian father and since 2006 he has competed in artistic gymnastics. In 2007, he joined the Norwegian national team.[1][2] As a member of the club, Pietro has won medals as both a junior and a senior competitor.[citation needed]

In early 2015, he began competing for the Italian artistic gymnastics club, Juventus, and participated in three sporting events. He took part in the first European Games in June 2015 where he did not win any medals.[1] Pietro also participated in the 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships[1] and the 2015 Championships in Glasgow.[2]

Trivia

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Pietro is inspired by the gymnast Åge Storhaug who competed from the late 1960s to the early 1970s.[1]

He speaks Norwegian, Italian and English.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e (in English) Pietro GIACHINO[usurped]. 2015 European Games Official Website. Accessed 15 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b (in English) GIACHINO Pietro (NOR) Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine. Database.fig-gymnastics.com. Accessed 15 August 2015.
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