Lorenzo Calafiore (31 January 1935 – 20 October 2011) was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Italy who won two medals at the European championships of 1969–1970.[1] He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics, aged 37, and finished in sixth place.[2]
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| Born | 31 January 1935 Reggio Calabria, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 October 2011 (aged 76) Moncalieri, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.45 m (4 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | FIAT Torino | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editHis father Francis died of a heart attack when Calafiore was a few months old. Soon after that his mother, Josephine Agostini, married Antonio Mauro, a widower with four children. The pair later had ten more children. Calafiore took up wrestling aged 20; at 26 he won his first national title and was included to the national team. On 2 May 1965 he married Catherine Logiudice; they had two children, Francis (born 1966) and Giuseppina (born 1969). Calafiore retired from competitions in 1974, and two years later started working as a coach. He retired for good in 2000 to help raising his grandchildren. He died of a heart attack in 2011.[1]
References
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- ^ a b LA STORIA DI UN GRANDE CAMPIONE. lorenzocalafiore.jimdo.com
- ^ Lorenzo Calafiore. sports-reference.com
External links
edit- Lorenzo Calafiore at the International Wrestling Database
- Lorenzo Calafiore at the International Wrestling Database
- Lorenzo Calafiore at Olympics.com
- Lorenzo Calafiore at Olympedia
