Frank Chamizo
Cuban-Italian wrestler (born 1992)
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- Born
- 10 July 1992, Matanzas
- Citizenship
- Cuba, Italy
- Sport
- freestyle wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler
- Height
- 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
- Weight
- 71 kg (157 lb)
- Team / club
- Centro Sportivo Esercito
Frank Chamizo Marquez (born 10 July 1992) is a Cuban-Italian freestyle wrestler who competes at 74 kilograms. Starting his career in Cuba, Chamizo became a World Cup champion, World Championship medalist, and Pan American champion at 55 kilograms in 2010 and 2011 before immigrating to Italy in 2011. Since then, Chamizo became the most successful Italian wrestler of all time, winning two World Championships (in 2015 at 65kg and 2017 at 70kg, plus a silver medal in 2019), an Olympic bronze medal in 2016, an Individual World Cup silver medal, a European Games silver medal, four European Championships, and others. He also holds wins over a record 12 World and Olympic champions.
Chamizo is known for his rivalry with seven-time Olympic and World champion Jordan Burroughs, against whom he has gone 2–4, but winning the last match.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 World Wrestling Championships – men's freestyle 65 kg | 1st place (gold) | |
| 2016 European Wrestling Championships – Men's Freestyle 65 kg | 1st place (gold) | |
| 2017 European Wrestling Championships – Men's Freestyle 70 kg | 1st place (gold) | |
| 2017 World Wrestling Championships – men's freestyle 70 kg | 2nd place (silver) | |
| 2018 European Wrestling Championships – Men's Freestyle 74 kg | 3rd place (bronze) | |
| 2019 European Wrestling Championships – Men's Freestyle 74 kg | 1st place (gold) | |
| wrestling at the 2015 European Games – men's freestyle 65 kg | 2nd place (silver) | |
| wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – men's freestyle 65 kg | 2016 | 3rd place (bronze) |
| wrestling at the 2018 Mediterranean Games | 2018 | |
| 2019 World Wrestling Championships – men's freestyle 74 kg | 2019 | 2nd place (silver) |
| 2020 European Wrestling Championships – Men's Freestyle 74 kg | 2020 | 1st place (gold) |
| wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's freestyle 74 kg | 2020 | 5th place |
Awards and honours
- Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 2016
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q5485747 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.