Cristiano Ficco

Cristiano Ficco
Personal information
Full nameCristiano Giuseppe Ficco
Born (2001-04-05) 5 April 2001 (age 23)
Sport
CountryItaly
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Italy
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tarragona 85 kg S
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Oran 102 kg S
Summer Youth Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2018 Buenos Aires 85 kg
European Youth Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 San Donato Milanese 85 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Pristina 94 kg

Cristiano Giuseppe Ficco (born 5 April 2001) is an Italian weightlifter. He won the gold medal in the 85 kg event at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[1][2][3]

At the 2018 Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain, he won the gold medal in the 85 kg Snatch event.[4] At the 2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Rovaniemi, Finland, he won the gold medal in his event.[5]

He won the bronze medal in the men's 102 kg Snatch event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  2. ^ Meenaghan, Gary (13 October 2018). "Greek despair gifts bronze for Saudi Arabia's Ali Yousef Al-Othman at Youth Olympics". Arab News. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  3. ^ "De l'or pour les haltérophiles Cristiano Ficco et Kumushkhon Fayzullaeva". Olympic News (in French). 12 October 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  4. ^ Barker, Philip (26 June 2018). "Abian wins home badminton gold for Spain at Mediterranean Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  5. ^ "2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.


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