Pietro Oliver Giachino (born 26 February 1995) is a

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origin. Pietro was born in

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to a Norwegian mother and an Italian father. Since 2006 he was competing in

artistic gymnastics Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different apparatuses. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which designs the Code of Points and regulates ...

, and in 2007, he joined the Norwegian national team. . 2015 European Games Official Website. Accessed 15 August 2015.GIACHINO Pietro (NOR)
Database.fig-gymnastics.com. Accessed 15 August 2015. As a member of the club, Pietro won medals as both a junior and a senior competitor. The gymnast participated in the

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. In February through March of 2015, he was given the opportunity to compete for an Italian club,

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(''not to be confused with the football team''), and participate in three sporting events. He took part in the first European Games in June. Pietro also participated in the 2015 Championships in

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Trivia

Pietro is inspired by the gymnast

Åge Storhaug Åge Storhaug (5 April 1938 – 18 April 2012) was a Norwegian gymnast who competed from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. He was born in Klepp and represented the club Klepp IL. He participated at the 1960 Summer Olympics and at the 1964 ...

who competed from the late 1960s to the early 1970s. He speaks

and

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Giachino, Pietro 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Oslo Norwegian people of Italian descent Norwegian male artistic gymnasts European Games competitors for Norway Gymnasts at the 2015 European Games Gymnasts at the 2019 European Games