Claudio Passarelli (born January 18, 1965, in
Ludwigshafen
Ludwigshafen, officially Ludwigshafen am Rhein (; meaning " Ludwig's Port upon Rhine"), is a city in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, on the river Rhine, opposite Mannheim. With Mannheim, Heidelberg, and the surrounding region, it form ...
) is a German former
wrestler
Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat sport ...
who won the world championship in
1989
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. His brother
Pasquale was also a successful wrestler.
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1965 births
Living people
Olympic wrestlers of West Germany
Olympic wrestlers of Germany
Wrestlers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Wrestlers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
German male sport wrestlers
Sportspeople from Ludwigshafen
German people of Italian descent
World Wrestling Championships medalists
20th-century German people
21st-century German people
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