The Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Azzurre is the sport section of the Italian police force Polizia Penitenziaria.

History

Trois jours d'Aigle - Elena Cecchini (2)

The first participation at the

Summer Olympic Games The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...

was in

Seoul 1988 The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

while the one at the

Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were he ...

was

Turin 2006 The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second t ...

Sports

Are 19 the disciplines that athletes of the G.S. Fiamme Azzurre are involved.

2016 Olympic Games

There were 19 athletes from the Fiamme Azzurre who participated in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The only medal was won by Captain of the Fiamme azzurre team, the shooter

Giovanni Pellielo Giovanni Pellielo (born 11 January 1970) is an Italian sport shooter. He won the silver medal in Men's trap at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and also earned a bronze medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and a silver medal in the 2004 Summer ...

, already in his fourth Olympic medal. *Archery: Claudia Mandia *Athletics: Eleonora Giorgi, Anna Incerti *Boxing:

Vincenzo Mangiacapre Vincenzo Mangiacapre (born 17 January 1989 in Marcianise) is an Italian light welterweight amateur boxer, who won bronze at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships and the 2012 Olympics. Biography In June he won Bronze at the 2011 European ...

Clemente Russo Clemente Russo (born 27 July 1982) is an Italian amateur boxer, best known for winning gold at the 2007 and 2013 World Amateur Boxing Championships at heavyweight (201 lbs limit). He currently boxes for the Italia Thunder team in the Worl ...

*Cyclism:

Elena Cecchini Elena Cecchini (born 25 May 1992) is an Italian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . She competed in the 2013 UCI women's team time trial in Florence. Career In 2013 and 2014, she rode for the team. In November 201 ...

Tatiana Guderzo Tatiana Guderzo (born 22 August 1984) is an Italian professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . She won the world road race championship on 26 September 2009 at Mendrisio, Switzerland and a bronze medal in th ...

Simona Frapporti Simona Frapporti (born 14 July 1988) is an Italian former racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2021, for seven different teams. She competed in the 2013 UCI women's team time trial in Florence. Frapporti is an athlete of Grup ...

*Fencing: Aldo Montano *Modern pentathlon:

Claudia Cesarini Claudia Cesarini (born 4 August 1986) is an Italian modern pentathlete. Biography At the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-s ...

*Sailing: Vittorio Bissaro, Silvia Sicouri,

Mattia Camboni Mattia Camboni (born 26 April 1996) is an Italian competitive sailor. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's RS:X. and 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international ...

*Shooting:

*Swimming:

Michele Santucci Michele Santucci (born 30 May 1989) is an Italian swimmer. He competed for Italy in the men's 4 x 100 m freestyle relay at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 ...

Ilaria Bianchi Ilaria Bianchi (born 6 January 1990) is a female Italian olympic swimmer. Biography Ilaria Bianchi participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics, she qualified for her second Olympic appearance in London 2012 and third in Rio de Janeiro 2016. At all ...

*Triathlon: Davide Uccellari,

Charlotte Bonin Charlotte Bonin (born 10 February 1987 in Aosta) is an Italian professional triathlete. Career Charlotte Bonin was the national duathlon champion of the year 2006, the national triathlon silver medalist of the years 2007 and 2010, and the triath ...

*Weightlifting:

Giorgia Bordignon Giorgia Bordignon (born 24 May 1987) is an Italian weightlifter. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and won the silver medal in the women's 64 kg event. She competed in the women's 63 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics ...

Best results

The first Olympic podium was achieved in

Barcelona 1992 The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

Other notable athletes

*Athletics:

Paolo Camossi Paolo Camossi (born 6 January 1974 in Gorizia) is an Italian triple jumper, best known for his gold medal at the 2001 World Indoor Championships. Biography Paolo Camossi won four medals, at senior level, at the International athletics competiti ...

, Giuseppe D'Urso,

Rossella Giordano Rossella Giordano (born 1 December 1972) is an Italian race walker. Biography Rossella Giordano won four silver medals, to senior level, at the International athletics competitions. She participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1996 an ...

Andrea Benvenuti Andrea Benvenuti (born 13 December 1969 in Negrar, Verona) is an Italian former 800 metres runner. Biography He won the gold medal at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki. Previously, he had come fifth in the 1992 Olympic final and third ...

Nicola Vizzoni Nicola Vizzoni (born 4 November 1973 in Pietrasanta, Province of Lucca) is a male hammer thrower from Italy. He won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics and ten years later at the 2010 European Athletics Championships. His personal best t ...

* Cycling:

Marta Bastianelli Marta Bastianelli (born 30 April 1987) is an Italian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Team, UCI Women's WorldTeam . Bastianelli won the 2007 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race, women's road race at ...

*Figure skating: Carolina Kostner *Skeleton: Mattia Gaspari and

Valentina Margaglio Valentina Margaglio (born 15 November 1993) is an Italian skeleton racer. She won a medal for Italy at the IBSF World Championships 2020, the first ever for Italy in the skeleton. Biography She was born to an Italian father and mother from the Iv ...

(bronze medal in mixed at the

IBSF World Championships 2020 The 2020 IBSF World Championships were held in Altenberg, Germany from 21 February to 1 March 2020. This World Championships saw the introduction of a skeleton mixed team event, consisting of one run each of men's and women's skeleton. This wa ...

)

References

External links

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