Giovanni Schillaci

Giovanni Schillaci (born 3 November 1967) is an Italian former freestyle wrestler who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, in the 1992 Summer Olympics, and in the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]

Giovanni Schillaci
Personal information
Nationality Italy
Born (1967-11-03) 3 November 1967
Palermo, Italy
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Country Italy
SportWrestling
Weight class62 kg
Event(s)Freestyle
ClubG.S. Forestale
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1991 Varna62 kg
Bronze medal – third place1994 Istanbul62 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1992 Kaposvár62 kg
Silver medal – second place1996 Budapest62 kg
Bronze medal – third place1994 Rome62 kg
Bronze medal – third place1989 Ankara62 kg

Personal life

Schillaci lives and works in Messina, the city in which he married the former Italian-Polish Olympian Katarzyna Juszczak[2] (in 1992 as Polish in Judo and in 2004 as an Italian in freestyle wrestling), and together with whom he trains his daughter the judoka Carolina Costa, also she qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[3]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
1987 Mediterranean Games Syria Latakia 1st Freestyle 62 kg
1988 Olympic Games South Korea Seoul 7th Freestyle 62 kg
1989 European Championships Turkey Ankara 3rd Freestyle 62 kg
1991 Mediterranean Games Greece Athens 3rd Freestyle 62 kg
World Championships Japan Tokyo 2nd Freestyle 62 kg
1992 European Championships Hungary Kaposvár 1st Freestyle 62 kg
Olympic Games Spain Barcelona Elim Freestyle 62 kg
1994 European Championships Italy Rome 1st Freestyle 62 kg
World Championships Bulgaria Sofia 3rd Freestyle 62 kg
1996 European Championships Hungary Budapest 2nd Freestyle 62 kg
Olympic Games United States Atlanta 6th Freestyle 62 kg
1997 Mediterranean Games Italy Bari 1st Freestyle 62 kg

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Giovanni Schillaci". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  2. "Carolina Costa campionessa d'Europa, con vista su Tokyo: "Gioia indescrivibile"" (in Italian). messinasportiva.it. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  3. "Judo, la storia di Carolina che sogna le ParaOlimpiadi del 2020 a Tokyo" (in Italian). messina.gazzettadelsud.it. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2020. Carolina Costa. Una ragazzona di 24 anni (compiuti lo scorso 25 agosto). Figlia d'arte: il papà il compianto maestro Franco Costa, la mamma la polacca Katarzyna Juszcak
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