Pietro Giachino

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Pietro Giachino
Full name	Pietro Oliver Giachino
Country represented	Norway
Born	(1995-02-26) February 26, 1995 (age 27) Oslo
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Club	SK Njård
Medal record Representing  Norway Norwegian Artistic Gymnastics Championships 2012 Oslo All-Around (juniors) 2014 Stord All-Around (seniors)

Pietro Oliver Giachino (born February 26, 1995) is a Norwegian gymnast of mixed origin.

Pietro was born in Oslo into a family of Norwegian mother and Italian father. He has been competing in artistic gymnastics since 2006 and joined the Norwegian national team as soon as the following year.^[1][2] One of the best Norwegian sports clubs, Njård, gave impetus to his career: he achieved significant success as a member of the aforenamed, winning medals as a junior and, later, senior competitor.^[3][4] He attended the Wang Private School, which provides intensive physical activity. What Pietro frequently used to do in the morning before school is to meet other boys and girls at a sports hall in the neighborhood of Hasle and work out along with them only to return in the afternoon.^[5]

The young gymnast participated in the 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.^[1] He was later given the opportunity to become the first Norwegian to compete for an Italian club. Juventus (not to be confused with the football team) offered him transportation to the country, accommodation and financial rewards in order to join them for a month (February–March 2015) and participate in three sporting events. He took part in the first European Games in June.^[1] Pietro also participated in the 2015 Championships in Glasgow.^[2]

Gabriel Negru, coach of the Norwegian national team, believes that "Pietro has got a body suitable for gymnastics and is very ambitious". Former gymnast and current mentor of Pietro in Njård Espen Jansen claims that he has got advantages which could lead him to new highs. Flemming Solberg, a noticeable gymnast, gives Pietro the following description: "Pietro is a typical all-rounder, one among the greatest talents I have come across in this country. His strength is in his lean lines. He is a stylish gymnast...". In addition, Solberg believes that Pietro lacks a bit of strength, and also that completing the qualification for the Olympic Games is not an impossible task for him to despite the confronting difficulties. Pietro himself is convinced that he will participate in the world's grand competition and it is just a matter of time.^[5]

Trivia[]

Pietro is inspired by Åge Storhaug who competed from the late 1960s to the early 1970s.^[1] He speaks Norwegian, Italian and English.^[1]

References[]

External links[]

• 2015 European Games. Floor qualification on YouTube
• Pietro Giachino speaking on YouTube