Frank Chamizo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Chamizo and the second or maternal family name is Marquez.

Frank Chamizo
Chamizo in 2017
Personal information
Full nameFrank Chamizo Marquez
NationalityCuban-Italian
Born (1992-07-10) 10 July 1992 (age 32)
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
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 65 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Las Vegas 65 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Paris 70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Nur-Sultan 74 kg
Disqualified 2022 Belgrade 74 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Riga 65 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Novi Sad 70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Bucharest 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Rome 74 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Budapest 74 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Zagreb 74 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Kaspiysk 74 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Warsaw 74 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Bucharest 79 kg
Individual World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2020 Belgrade 74 kg
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku 65 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tarragona 74 kg
Italian National Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ostia 70 kg
Representing  Cuba
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Moscow 55 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Monterrey 55 kg

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[1][2] Since then, Chamizo became the greatest Italian wrestler of all time,[3][4] 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.[5]

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.[6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Coke was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Frank Chamizo: "Nonna aveva fame, io ho venduto la divisa"". 21 September 2016.
  3. ^ "My-Wrestling-Guide". www.my-wrestling-guide.com. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Frank Chamizo podría irse al Octágono tras Tokio 2021". ADN Cuba (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Frank Chamizo beats Jordan Burroughs in Rome Clash of Titans". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Lotta, Frank Chamizo vince le Ranking Series Ostia 2021: battuto in finale lo statunitense Jordan Burroughs!". OA Sport (in Italian). 7 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.