Diletta Giampiccolo
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Full name | Diletta Giampiccolo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Catania, Italy | 27 July 1974|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Style | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Polisportiva Mandraccio[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Lucio Caneva[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Diletta Giampiccolo (born July 27, 1974, in Catania) is a retired amateur Italian freestyle wrestler, who competed in the women's lightweight category.[2] Considered one of Europe's top female freestyle wrestlers in her decade, Giampiccolo has claimed two gold medals at the Mediterranean Games (2001 and 2005), scored a silver in the 62-kg division at the 2001 World Wrestling Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, and also finished tenth at the 2004 Summer Olympics, representing her nation Italy. Throughout her sporting career, Giampiccolo trained full-time for Polisportiva Mandraccio Wrestling Club in Genoa, under her personal coach Lucio Caneva.[1]
Giampiccolo reached sporting headlines at the
At the
In 2005, Giampiccolo campaigned her title defense in the women's lightweight category (59 kg) at the Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain to cap off her sporting career, overpowering the host nation's Seba Jimenez in the process.[7]
References
- ^ a b c "CONI Profile – Diletta Giampiccolo" (in Italian). Italian National Olympic Committee. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Diletta Giampiccolo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ "Aanes tok VM-bronse" [Aanes took the bronze at World Champs] (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 25 November 2001. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ Abbott, Gary (17 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 55 kg/121 lbs. in women's freestyle". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ "Diletta Giampiccolo verso Atene" [Diletta Giampiccolo goes to Athens] (in Italian). Corriere del Trentino. 15 March 2004. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
- ^ "Italia, altre 4 medaglie d'oro" [Italy claims four more gold medals] (in Italian). Corriere del Trentino. 5 July 2005. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
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