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Marco Galiazzo

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Marco Galiazzo

Galiazzo (center in center podium)
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Men's Archery
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Individual
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Mexico Team
Bronze medal – third place 2003 New York Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Torino Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2009 Copenhagen Individual
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Las Vegas Individual
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk Team

Marco Galiazzo is an archer from Italy. He was born on 7 May 1983. Galiazzo competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics, 2012 Summer Olympics, and 2016 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Galiazzo started to shoot at the age of thirteen, together with his father, who later became his coach. His first win was at Italian Youth Games (Giochi della Gioventù), at the age of fourteen. At sixteen he was chosen for the first time for the Italian national archery team. His first team was the Compagnia Arcieri Padovani with whom he trained when he won the Olympic medal. Currently, he is a member of A.S.D. Archers Rio.

On 19 August 2004, he won the gold medal in the men's individual at the Athens Olympic Games, beating the Japanese archer Hiroshi Yamamoto in the final round. In the second round he beat teammate Ilario Di Buò.[3]

References

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  1. Marco Galiazzo
  2. Marco GALIAZZO
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marco Galiazzo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2015-06-08.