Frank Chamizo

Frank Chamizo Marquez (born 10 July 1992) is a Cuban-Italian freestyle wrestler who competes at 74 kilograms. Starting his career in Cuba, Chamizo became a World Cup champion, World Championship medalist, and Pan American champion at 55 kilograms in 2010 and 2011 before immigrating to Italy in 2011 Since then, Chamizo became the greatest Italian wrestler of all time, racking up two World Championships (in 2015 at 65kg and 2017 at 70kg, plus a silver medal in 2019), an Olympic bronze medal in 2016, an Individual World Cup silver medal, a European Games silver medal, four European Championships, and others.

Frank Chamizo
Chamizo in 2017
Personal information
Full nameFrank Chamizo Marquez
NationalityCuban-Italian
Born (1992-07-10) 10 July 1992
Matanzas, Cuba
Home townOstia, Italy
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Country Cuba
 Italy (since 2013)
SportWrestling
Weight class74 kg
EventFreestyle
ClubEsercito Italiano
Gamid Gamidov wrestling club (formerly)
Coached byFiliberto Delgado (Cuba)
Gaidar Gaidarov (Russia)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro65 kg
World Championships
2015 Las Vegas65 kg
2017 Paris70 kg
2019 Nur-Sultan74 kg
Disqualified 2022 Belgrade 74 kg
European Championships
2016 Riga65 kg
2017 Novi Sad70 kg
2019 Bucharest74 kg
2020 Rome74 kg
2022 Budapest74 kg
2023 Zagreb74 kg
2018 Kaspiysk74 kg
2021 Warsaw74 kg
2024 Bucharest79 kg
Individual World Cup
2020 Belgrade 74 kg
European Games
2015 Baku65 kg
Mediterranean Games
2018 Tarragona74 kg
Italian National Championships
2017 Ostia70 kg
Representing  Cuba
World Championships
2010 Moscow55 kg
Pan American Championships
2010 Monterrey55 kg

Chamizo is also known for his rivalry with seven-time Olympic and World champion Jordan Burroughs, against whom he has gone 2–4, but winning the last match.

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