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]
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Nickname(s) | Nino[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1996-08-20) 20 August 1996 (age 26)[1] Castelvetrano, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 80.90 kg (178 lb)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | -89 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | GS Fiamme Oro[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Sebastiano Corbu[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||
2021 | ![]() | 81 kg | 165 | 2 | 200 | 3 | 365 | ![]() | ||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||
2014 | ![]() | 85 kg | 145 | 150 | 152 | 25 | 190 | 22 | 342 | 24 | ||
2015 | ![]() | 85 kg | 155 | 159 | 161 | 10 | 194 | 198 | 202 | 5 | 363 | 7 |
2017 | ![]() | 85 kg | 155 | 159 | 162 | ![]() | 196 | 4 | 358 | ![]() | ||
2019 | ![]() | 81 kg | 155 | 160 | 163 | 7 | 195 | 9 | 358 | 6 | ||
European Championships | ||||||||||||
2015 | ![]() | 85 kg | 151 | 155 | 7 | 191 | 6 | 346 | 6 | |||
2016 | ![]() | 85 kg | 157 | 6 | 197 | ![]() | 354 | 4 | ||||
2019 | ![]() | 81 kg | 155 | 6 | 190 | 195 | 201 | ![]() | 356 | ![]() | ||
2021 | ![]() | 81 kg | 159 | 162 | 164 | ![]() | 195 | 200 | 206 | ![]() | 370 | ![]() |
2022 | ![]() | 89 kg | 170 | 175 | ![]() | 210 | 212 | 217 CWR | ![]() | 392 CWR | ![]() | |
World Junior Championships | ||||||||||||
2014 | ![]() | 85 kg | 141 | 145 | 149 | 4 | 185 | ![]() | 334 | ![]() | ||
2015 | ![]() | 85 kg | 150 | 153 | 154 | ![]() | 190 | 193 | ![]() | 347 | ![]() | |
2016 | ![]() | 85 kg | 153 | 156 | 159 | ![]() | 195 | 201 | ![]() | 360 | ![]() | |