Claudio Pollio (born 27 May 1958 in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

) is an Italian

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 ...

and Olympic champion in

Freestyle wrestling Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestling ...

Olympics

Pollio competed at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

where he received a gold medal in

, the ''light flyweight'' class."1980 Summer Olympics – Moscow, Soviet Union – Wrestling"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 13 September 2008)

References

1958 births Living people Sportspeople from Naples Olympic wrestlers of Italy Wrestlers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Italian male sport wrestlers Olympic gold medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics 20th-century Italian people 21st-century Italian people {{Italy-wrestling-bio-stub