Giovanni Schillaci (born 3 November 1967) is an Italian former freestyle wrestler who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, in the 1992 Summer Olympics, and in the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]
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| Nationality |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 November 1967 Palermo, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 62 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Forestale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life edit
Schillaci lives and works in Messina, the city in which he married the former Italian-Polish Olympian Katarzyna Juszczak[2] (in 1992 as Polish in Judo and in 2004 as an Italian in freestyle wrestling), and together with whom he trains his daughter the judoka Carolina Costa, also she qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[3]
Achievements edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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| 1987 | Mediterranean Games |  Latakia
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1st | Freestyle 62 kg |
| 1988 | Olympic Games |  Seoul
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7th | Freestyle 62 kg |
| 1989 | European Championships |  Ankara
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3rd | Freestyle 62 kg |
| 1991 | Mediterranean Games |  Athens
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3rd | Freestyle 62 kg |
| World Championships |  Tokyo
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2nd | Freestyle 62 kg | |
| 1992 | European Championships |  Kaposvár
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1st | Freestyle 62 kg |
| Olympic Games |  Barcelona
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Elim | Freestyle 62 kg | |
| 1994 | European Championships | Rome
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1st | Freestyle 62 kg |
| World Championships |  Sofia
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3rd | Freestyle 62 kg | |
| 1996 | European Championships | Budapest
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2nd | Freestyle 62 kg |
| Olympic Games |  Atlanta
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6th | Freestyle 62 kg | |
| 1997 | Mediterranean Games | Bari
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1st | Freestyle 62 kg |
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Giovanni Schillaci". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ "Carolina Costa campionessa d'Europa, con vista su Tokyo: "Gioia indescrivibile"" (in Italian). messinasportiva.it. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "Judo, la storia di Carolina che sogna le ParaOlimpiadi del 2020 a Tokyo" (in Italian). messina.gazzettadelsud.it. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
Carolina Costa. Una ragazzona di 24 anni (compiuti lo scorso 25 agosto). Figlia d'arte: il papà il compianto maestro Franco Costa, la mamma la polacca Katarzyna Juszcak
External links edit
- Giovanni Schillaci at the International Wrestling Database
- Giovanni Schillaci at Olympics.com
- Giovanni Schillaci at Olympedia
