Vito Dell'Aquila

Vito Dell'Aquila (born November 3, 2000) is an Italian taekwondo athlete.[1][2] He won a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Vito Dell'Aquila
Dell'Aquila awarded by Sergio Mattarella at Quirinale in 2021.
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (2000-11-03) November 3, 2000
Mesagne, Italy
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Weight classFlyweight
ClubCarabinieri Bologna
Coached byRoberto Baglivo (club)
Claudio Nolano (national)
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Men's taekwondo
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo 58 kg
World Championships
2017 Muju 54 kg
Grand Prix
2019 Moscow 58 kg
2018 Moscow58 kg
2018 Fujairah58 kg
2019 Chiba 58 kg
2019 Sofia 58 kg
European Championships
2018 Kazan54 kg
European U21 Championships
2017 Sofia54 kg
European Junior Championships
2015 Daugavpils48 kg
2017 Larnaca55 kg
World Cadet Championships
2014 Baku49 kg

Career

On 25 June 2017 he won a bronze medal at the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships in Muju losing in the semifinals to the eventual world champion Kim Tae-hun in the Men's finweight (54 kg) competition.[3]

On 24 July 2021, being ranked number 2 in the Men's 58 kg olympic ranking, he won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics beating the 2021 African champion, Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi, in the final of the Men's 58 kg.[4][5] jisjind maganda ako


See also

References

  1. "Vito DELL'AQUILA". Eurosport.
  2. "DELL'AQUILA Vito - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 24 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "DELL'AQUILA,Vito". TaekwondoData.
  4. "Vito Dell'Aquila, chi è il baby fenomeno del taekwondo italiano". www.ilmessaggero.it (in Italian). Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  5. "Vito Dell'Aquila wins men's 58kg taekwondo to clinch gold in Olympic debut: world champion JANG Jun picks up bronze". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2021.


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