Vito Dell'Aquila
 Dell'Aquila awared by Sergio Mattarella at Quirinale in 2021. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 3, 2000 Mesagne, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Flyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Carabinieri Bologna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Roberto Baglivo (club) Claudio Nolano (national) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Vito Dell'Aquila (born November 3, 2000) is an Italian taekwondo athlete.[1][2] He won a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Career[]
In 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]
In 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]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Vito DELL'AQUILA". Eurosport.
- ^ "DELL'AQUILA Vito - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "DELL'AQUILA,Vito". TaekwondoData.
- ^ "Vito Dell'Aquila, chi è il baby fenomeno del taekwondo italiano". www.ilmessaggero.it (in Italian). Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "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.
External links[]
- Vito Dell'Aquila at TaekwondoData.com
- Vito Dell'Aquila at Olympedia
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