Paolo Fucile

Paolo Fucile
Personal information
Full namePaolo Fucile
Nationality Italy
Born (1981-06-29) 29 June 1981 (age 43)
Catania, Italy
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleGreco-Roman
ClubFiamme Oro[1]
CoachMauro Massaro[2]
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Italy
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Pescara 60 kg

Paolo Fucile (born June 29, 1981, in Catania) is a retired amateur Italian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's lightweight category.[3] He represented his nation Italy at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and later scored a bronze medal in the 60-kg division at the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara. Having worked as a police officer for Polizia di Stato, Fucile trained full-time for the wrestling squad at Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro in Rome, under head coach Mauro Massaro.[2][4]

  1. ^ "Fiamme Oro discipline sportive - Lotta" (in Italian). poliziadistato.it. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b "CONI Profile – Paolo Fucile" (in Italian). Italian National Olympic Committee. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Paolo Fucile". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Lotta: la Coppa Italia di greco romana è delle Fiamme oro" [Wrestling: Fiamme Oro wins the Italian Greco-Roman Cup] (in Italian). Polizia di Stato. 16 November 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2014.