Antonino Pizzolato

Antonino Pizzolato (born 20 August 1996) is an Italian weightlifter,[3] Olympian, and three-time European Champion[4] competing in the 85 kg category until 2018 and the 81 kg and 89 kg categories starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the weight classes.[5] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Men's 81 kg, winning a bronze medal.[6]

Antonino Pizzolato
Personal information
Nickname(s)Nino[1]
NationalityItalian
Born (1996-08-20) 20 August 1996[1]
Castelvetrano, Italy
Weight89 kg (196 lb)[2]
Sport
Country Italy
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)-89 kg
ClubGS Fiamme Oro[1]
Coached bySebastiano Corbu[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo–81 kg
World Championships
2017 Anaheim–85 kg
European Championships
2019 Batumi–81 kg
2021 Moscow–81 kg
2022 Tirana–89 kg
Mediterranean Games
2022 Oran –89 kg S
2022 Oran –89 kg CJ
Junior World Championships
2015 Wrocław–85 kg
2016 Tbilisi–85 kg
2014 Kazan–85 kg

Career

In 2019 he competed at the 2019 European Weightlifting Championships in the 81 kg category winning the gold medal in the clean & jerk and total.[7] Later in 2019 Pizzolato competed at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships,[8] he finished in sixth place with a 358 kg total in the 81 kg category.

He won the gold medal in the men's 89 kg Snatch and Clean & Jerk events at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[9][10]

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing  Italy
Summer Olympics
2021 Tokyo, Japan81 kg16516516822002032103365
World Championships
2014 Almaty, Kazakhstan85 kg145150152251901951952234224
2015 Houston, United States85 kg1551591611019419820253637
2017 Anaheim, United States85 kg1551591621951951964358
2019 Pattaya, Thailand81 kg155160163719519520193586
European Championships
2015 Tbilisi, Georgia85 kg151155155719119619663466
2016 Førde, Norway85 kg15716116161972022023544
2019 Batumi, Georgia81 kg1551551606190195201356
2021 Moscow, Russia81 kg159162164195200206370
2022 Tirana, Albania89 kg170170175210212217 WR392 CWR
World Junior Championships
2014 Kazan, Russia85 kg1411451494185185190334
2015 Wrocław, Poland85 kg150153154190193193347
2016 Tbilisi, Georgia85 kg153156159193195201360

References
  1. "Athlete Biography". IWF.net. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  2. "Weightlifting. Men's 81 kg. Group A. Protocol" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  3. "Antonino Pizzolato Weightlifting Results". IWF.net. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  4. "Sollevamento pesi, Antonino Pizzolato SBANCA TUTTO! Impresa da fenomeno, va all-in nello slancio e completa una rimonta epica! E' campione d'Europa!". OASport. 10 April 2019. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  5. "PDF Results 2019 World Championships" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 September 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  6. "Weightlifting PIZZOLATO Antonino - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com/tokyo-2020. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  7. "2019 European Championships Results Book" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 May 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  8. "'Marcia su Tokyo 2020': Nino Pizzolato è da podio, Frank Chamizo non è il favorito n.1. Addio baseball". OASport. 23 September 2019. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  9. "JM/Haltérophilie: Faris Touairi en bronze à l'arracher, avec une prise à 161 kg". APS (in French). 3 July 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  10. "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
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