Frank Chamizo
Italian freestyle wrestler (born 1992)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Chamizo and the second or maternal family name is
Marquez .
Frank Chamizo
Chamizo in 2017
Full name Frank Chamizo Marquez Nationality Cuban -Italian Born (1992-07-10 ) 10 July 1992 (age 32) Matanzas , CubaHome town Ostia , ItalyHeight 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Weight 74 kg (163 lb) Country Cuba Italy (since 2013 )Sport Wrestling Weight class 74 kg Event Freestyle Club Esercito Italiano Gamid Gamidov wrestling club (formerly ) Coached by Filiberto Delgado (Cuba) Gaidar Gaidarov (Russia)
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[ 1] [ 2] Since then, Chamizo became the greatest Italian wrestler of all time,[ 3] [ 4] racking up 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.[ 5]
Chamizo is also 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.[ 6]
Personal life
Chamizo had a trying childhood. He grew up in poverty and was raised by his grandmother because both his parents lived abroad.[ 7] He began wrestling at age seven after walking into a wrestling facility out of curiosity.[ 7] The Cuban government eventually recognized his talent and helped him attend a secondary school where he could continue wrestling.[ 1] In addition to his native Spanish , Chamizo is fluent in Italian and can also speak English .
Career in Cuba
In 2010, Chamizo won a world bronze medal for Cuba ; he was only 18 at the time. The next year, he returned to the world championships , where he placed 12th. After the 2011 World Wrestling Championships , however, Cuba's wrestling federation suspended him for two years for alleged difficulties with weight management.[ 7] At a crossroads, he moved to Italy , where his ex-wife is from.
Career in Italy
In 2015, Chamizo made his world debut for Italy and won a gold medal . Before then, no Italian had won a world or Olympic freestyle wrestling gold medal since 1980 .
From there, Chamizo won three more world-level medals, including a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics and a gold medal at the 2017 world competition . Overall, Chamizo won four world-level medals for Italy and two world-level championships.
At the 2022 World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, he won the bronze medal by defeating Soner Demirtaş 5-3 in the men's freestyle 74 kg third-place match, but his medal was canceled due to doping and given to Soner Demirtaş. He was only suspended for three months.[ 8]
He won the silver medal at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, losing 3-1 to Tajmuraz Salkazanov of Slovakia in the men's freestyle 74 kg final match. He reached the final by defeating Dzhabrail Gadzhiev of Azerbaijan 9-4 in the second round, Soner Demirtaş 8-6 in the quarterfinals, and Ali-Pasha Umarpashaev of Bulgaria 9-0 in the semifinals.[ 9]
Chamizo competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[ 10] He was eliminated in his fourth match and he did not qualify for the Olympics due to controversial judging.[ 10] Several days later Chamizo claimed he was offered a bribe of 300 thousand dollars to deliberately lose a match, an offer that he rejected.[ 11] Weeks after the tournament, the refereeing body that officiated the match were suspended by the UWW , however, the result could not be changed.[ 12]
Freestyle record
Freestyle matches
Res.
Record
Opponent
Score
Date
Event
Location
2023 World Championships at 74 kg
Loss
160-30
Tajmuraz Salkazanov
1-3
March 29–30, 2022
2023 World Wrestling Championships
Belgrade, Serbia
2023 European Championships at 74 kg
Loss
160-29
Tajmuraz Salkazanov
1-3
March 29–30, 2022
2022 European Wrestling Championships
Zagreb, Croatia
Win
160-28
Ali-Pasha Umarpashaev
9-0
Win
159–28
Soner Demirtaş
8-6
Win
158–28
Khadzhimurad Gadzhiyev
9-4
2022 World Championships at (stripped) 74 kg
Win
157–28
Soner Demirtaş
5-3
March 29–30, 2022
2022 World Wrestling Championships
Belgrade, Serbia
Loss
156–28
Tajmuraz Salkazanov
0-3
Win
156–27
Khetag Tsabolov
6-3
Win
155–27
Lee Seung-bong
11-4
Win
154–27
Giorgi Sulava
14-8
2022 European Championships at 74 kg
Loss
153–27
Tajmuraz Salkazanov
7–5
March 29–30, 2022
2022 European Continental Championships
Budapest, Hungary
Win
153–26
Hrayr Alikhanyan
7–1
Win
152–26
Soner Demirtaş
WO (5–0)
Win
151–26
Giorgi Sulava
10–2
2020 Summer Olympics 5th at 74 kg
Loss
150–26
Kyle Dake
0–5
August 5–6, 2021
2020 Summer Olympics
Tokyo, Japan
Loss
150–25
Magomedkhabib Kadimagomedov
7–9
Win
150–24
Turan Bayramov
3–1
Win
149–24
Avtandil Kentchadze
5–1
2021 Poland Open at 74 kg
Loss
Mostafa Hosseinkhani
INJ
June 9, 2021
2021 Poland Open
Warsaw, Poland
Win
148–24
Semen Radulov
5–4
Win
147–24
Daniyar Kaisanov
2–0
Win
146–24
Lucas Kahnt
7–2
2021 European Championships at 74 kg
Win
145–24
Razambek Zhamalov
5–1
April 19–21, 2021
2021 European Continental Championships
Warsaw, Poland
Win
144–24
Avtandil Kentchadze
8–2
Win
143–24
Marc Dietsche
TF 12–1
Loss
142–24
Tajmuraz Salkazanov
2–6
Win
142–23
Daniel Sartakov
4–0
2021 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series at 74 kg
Win
141–23
Jordan Burroughs
3–2
March 7, 2021
Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021
Rome, Italy
Win
140–23
Franklin Gómez
6–0
Win
139–23
Malik Amine
13–8
Win
138–23
Nurkozha Kaipanov
6–0
2020 Individual World Cup at 74 kg
Loss
137–23
Razambek Zhamalov
2–4
December 16–18, 2020
2020 Individual World Cup
Belgrade, Serbia
Win
137–22
Azamat Nurykau
TF 10–0
Win
136–22
Hrayr Alikhanyan
8–2
Win
135–22
Fazli Eryilmaz
Fall
Win
134–22
Augusto Midana
8–0
Loss
133–22
Kyle Dake
3–4
July 25, 2020
FloWrestling: Dake vs. Chamizo
Austin, Texas
2020 European Championships at 74 kg
Win
133–21
Magomedrasul Gazimagomedov
5–3
February 16, 2020
2020 European Continental Championships
Rome, Italy
Win
132–21
Murad Kuramagomedov
6–0
Win
131–21
Valentin Borzin
8–0
Win
130–21
Khadzhimurad Gadzhiyev
Fall
2019 World Championships at 74 kg
Loss
129–21
Zaurbek Sidakov
2–5
September 21, 2019
2019 World Championships
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Win
129–20
Zelimkhan Khadjiev
4–1
Win
128–20
Daniyar Kaisanov
Fall
Win
127–20
Lee Seung-chul
10–2
Win
126–20
Marc Dietsche
TF 10–0
2019 Yaşar Doğu at 74 kg
Loss
Jordan Burroughs
INJ
July 11–14, 2019
2019 Yaşar Doğu Ranking Series
Istanbul, Turkey
Win
125–20
Alibek Abdikassymov
10–5
Win
124–20
Fazli Eryilmaz
10–6
2019 Matteo Pellicone Memorial at 74 kg
Win
123–20
Daniyar Kaisanov
6–4
May 23–25, 2019
2019 Sassari City Matteo Pellicone Memorial
Sassari, Italy
Win
122–20
Khetag Tsabolov
5–4
Win
121–20
Andrei Karpach
8–0
Win
120–20
Isaac Collier
TF 11–0
2019 European Championships at 74 kg
Win
119–20
Zelimkhan Khadjiev
8–0
April 10, 2019
2019 European Continental Championships
Bucharest, Romania
Win
118–20
Khadzhimurad Gadzhiyev
6–2
Win
117–20
Miroslav Kirov
5–0
Win
116–20
Timur Bizhoev
3–0
2019 Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov at 74 kg
Win
115–20
Ali-Pasha Umarpashaev
TF 13–2
February 28 – March 3, 2019
2019 Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Ranking Series
Ruse, Bulgaria
Loss
114–20
Jordan Burroughs
2–9
Win
114–19
Azamat Nurykau
TF 12–2
2018 World Championships 5th at 74 kg
Loss
113–19
Jordan Burroughs
4–4
October 20–21, 2018
2018 World Championships
Budapest, Hungary
Loss
113–18
Zaurbek Sidakov
2–3
Win
113–17
Bolat Sakayev
6–1
Win
112–17
Gong Byung-min
5–1
Win
111–17
Gamid Dzhalilov
9–0
2018 Dmitry Korkin Memorial International at 74 kg
Loss
110–17
Nikita Suchkov
3–5
September 6–8, 2018
2018 Dmitry Korkin Memorial International
Yakutsk, Russia
Win
110–16
Israil Kasumov
14–11
Win
109–16
Artiom Postica
TF 12–2
Win
108–16
Alisher Usmanov
6–4
2018 Yaşar Doğu at 74 kg
Win
107–16
Jordan Burroughs
10 –10
July 27–29, 2018
2018 Yaşar Doğu Ranking Series
Istanbul, Turkey
Win
106–16
Saeid Dadashpourkerikalaei
6–0
Win
105–16
Yakup Gör
4–0
Win
104–16
Nurlan Bekzhanov
6–0
2018 Mediterranean Games at 74 kg
Win
103–16
Samy Moustafa
PP
June 24–27, 2018
2018 Mediterranean Games
Tarragone , Spain
Win
102–16
Muhammet Demir
PP
Win
101–16
David Galea
TF
Loss
100–16
Jordan Burroughs
5–8
May 17, 2018
2018 Beat The Streets: Team USA vs. The World All-Stars
New York City, New York
2018 European Championships at 74 kg
Win
100–15
Achsarbek Gulajev
TF 10–0
May 5, 2018
2018 European Continental Championships
Kaspiysk , Russia
Loss
99–15
Soner Demirtaş
3–4
Win
99–14
Khetag Tsabolov
Fall
Win
98–14
Avtandil Kentchadze
9–4
2018 Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov at 74 kg
Win
97–14
Magomedkhabib Kadimagomedov
10–6
March 22–25, 2018
2018 Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Ranking Series
Sofia, Bulgaria
Win
96–14
Muhammed Akdeniz
Fall
Win
95–14
Dzhemal Ali
4–2
2018 Ukrainian Memorial at 74 kg
Win
94–14
Franklin Gómez
4–0
February 23–25, 2018
XXII Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial
Kiev, Ukraine
Win
93–14
Achsarbek Gulajev
5–0
Win
92–14
Taro Umebayashi
6–1
Win
91–14
Andrius Mazeika
TF 10–0
Win
90–14
Gadzhimurad Omarov
6–4
2017 Alans International 5th at 70 kg
Loss
89–14
Zaurbek Sidakov
6–9
November 17–19, 2017
2017 Alans International
Vladikavkaz , Russia
Win
89–13
Konstantin Khabalashvili
9–6
Win
88–13
Magomed Muslimov
TF 11–1
2017 World Championships at 70 kg
Win
87–13
James Green
8–0
August 26, 2017
2017 World Championships
Paris, France
Win
86–13
Yakup Gor
5–2
Win
85–13
Akzhurek Tanatarov
TF 12–0
Win
84–13
Elaman Dogdurbek Uulu
TF 12–0
Win
83–13
Ikhtiyor Navruzov
9–5
2017 Ion Cornianu & Ladislau Simon at 70 kg
Win
82–13
Andriy Kviatkovskyi
3–0
July 22–23, 2017
2017 Ion Cornianu & Ladislau Simon Memorial International
Bucharest, Romania
Win
81–13
Enes Uslu
Fall
Win
80–13
Andrei Zugrav
Fall
Win
79–13
Maxim Fricatel
TF 10–0
2017 Ali Aliev Memorial International at 70 kg
Win
78–13
Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran
6–2
July 6–10, 2017
2017 Ali Aliev Memorial International
Vladikavkaz , Russia
Win
77–13
Murad Kuramagomedov
12–5
Win
76–13
Alibek Akbaev
TF 11–0
Win
75–13
Jordan Oliver
7–6
May 17, 2017
2017 Beat The Streets: Times Square
New York City, New York
2017 European Championships at 70 kg
Win
74–13
Magomedmurad Gadzhiev
4–3
May 2–7, 2017
2017 European Continental Championships
Novi Sad, Serbia
Win
73–13
Adrian Moise
TF 10–0
Win
72–13
Mihai Sava
TF 10–0
Win
71–13
Ruslan Dibirgadzhiyev
6–0
2017 Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov 7th at 70 kg
Loss
70–13
Magomedrasul Gazimagomedov
2–4
April 8–9, 2017
2017 Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Ranking Series
Ruse, Bulgaria
Win
70–12
Vikas
TF 10–0
2017 Italian Nationals at 70 kg
Win
69–13
Gianluca Talamo
TF 11–1
March 5, 2017
2017 Italian National Championships
Ostia , Italy
Win
68–13
Massimiliano Chiara
Fall
Win
67–13
Giovanni Rogolino
TF 13–2
Win
66–13
Davide Turco
TF 15–4
Win
65–13
Davide Giordano
TF 14–0
2017 Mälarcupen at 74 kg
Win
64–13
Khalid Kerchiev
TF 10–0
February 26, 2017
2017 Mälarcupen Fristil
Västerås, Sweden
Win
63–12
Mohaydin Rahimi
Fall
Win
62–12
Asef Khierkha
Fall
2016 Summer Olympics at 65 kg
Win
61–12
Frank Molinaro
5–3
August 21, 2016
2016 Summer Olympics
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Loss
60–12
Toghrul Asgarov
4–7
Win
60–11
Zurabi Iakobishvili
4–3
Win
59–11
David Safaryan
3–1
2016 European Championships at 65 kg
Win
58–11
Mustafa Kaya
8–6
March 8, 2016
2016 European Continental Championships
Riga, Latvia
Win
57–11
Aghahuseyn Mustafayev
TF 11–1
Win
56–11
Semen Radulov
TF 17–4
Win
55–11
Eduards Frolos
TF 10–0
Win
54–11
Steven Graf
TF 10–0
2016 Alexander Medved Prizes at 65 kg
Loss
53–11
Soslan Ramonov
7–8
February 18–19, 2016
2016 Medved Cup and Pahlavani
Minsk, Belarus
Win
53–10
Aliaksandr Kontoyeu
5–4
Win
52–10
Logan Stieber
10–8
Win
51–10
Dauren Zhumagazyev
TF 12–2
Win
50–10
Gamlet Ramonov
TF 12–2
2015 World Championships at 65 kg
Win
49–10
Ikhtiyor Navruzov
4–3
September 12, 2015
2015 World Championships
Las Vegas, Nevada
Win
48–10
Ahmad Mohammadi
Fall
Win
47–10
Toghrul Asgarov
10–5
Win
46–10
Kim Ju-Song
5–2
Win
45–10
Magomedmurad Gadzhiev
4–3
2015 Poland Open at 65 kg
Win
44–10
George Bucur
3 –3
July 24–26, 2015
2015 Ziolkowski & Pytlasinski Memorial International
Warsaw, Poland
Win
43–10
Andrey Kviatkovski
9–4
Win
42–10
Rashid Mostoi
TF 12–2
Win
41–10
Soslan Ramonov
4–3
2015 Spain Grand Prix at 70 kg
Loss
40–10
James Green
5–5
July 11, 2015
2015 Grand Prix of Spain
Madrid, Spain
Win
40–9
Cruiz Manning
6–3
Win
39–9
Airam Gonzalez
TF 10–0
2015 European Games at 65 kg
Loss
38–9
Toghrul Asgarov
Fall
June 17, 2015
2015 European Games
Baku, Azerbaijan
Win
38–8
George Bucur
5–4
Win
37–8
Mustafa Kaya
10–7
Win
36–8
Avtandil Kentchadze
4 –4
2015 Copa Italia II at 65 kg
Win
35–8
Gianluca Talamo
Fall
April 11, 2015
2015 Segunda Fase Copa Italia
Naples, Italy
Win
34–8
Giuseppe Cristiano
TF 10–0
Win
33–8
Saverio Borsellino
Fall
2015 U23 European Championships at 65 kg
Win
32–8
Zurabi Iakobishvili
6–0
March 24–29, 2015
2015 U23 European Championships
Wałbrzych , Poland
Win
31–8
Magomed Muslimov
12–11
Win
30–8
Maxim Perpelia
TF 10–0
Win
29–8
Norbert Lukacs
TF 10–0
Win
28–8
Randy Vock
TF 10–0
2015 Alexander Medved Prizes 7th at 65 kg
Loss
27–8
Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran
3–9
March 5–7, 2015
2015 Medved Cup and Pahlavani
Minsk, Belarus
Loss
27–7
Magomed Kurbanaliev
3–5
Win
27–6
Aleksander Pauliachenko
TF 13–2
Win
26–6
Malkhaz Zarkua
10–2
2014 Kunayev D.A. International at 65 kg
Loss
25–6
Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran
2–5
July 26–27, 2014
2014 Kunayev D.A. International
Taraz , Kazakhstan
Win
20–5
Malkhaz Zarkua
6–1
Win
19–5
Kanat Mussabekov
TF 12–2
2014 Spain Grand Prix at 65 kg
Win
18–5
Aaron Pico
4–2
July 5, 2014
2014 Grand Prix of Spain
Madrid, Spain
Win
17–5
Istvan Nemeth
TF 10–0
Win
16–5
Gianluca Coco
TF 14–1
2014 Sassari City 8th at 65 kg
Loss
15–5
David Safaryan
6–7
May 31, 2014
2014 Sassari City Tournament
Sassari, Italy
Win
15–4
Gianluca Coco
TF 12–2
2014 Ali Aliev Memorial International at 65 kg
Win
14–4
Narek Sirunyan
8–0
May 24–25, 2014
2014 Ali Aliev Memorial International
Makhachkala, Russia
Loss
13–4
Tital Dshafaroyan
Win
13–3
Ikhtiyor Navruzov
Win
12–3
S. Hovsepyan
TF 12–2
2014 Yaşar Doğu at 65 kg
Win
11–3
Magomed Muslimov
8–3
February 15, 2014
2014 Yaşar Doğu Ranking Series
Istanbul, Turkey
Win
10–3
Aghahuseyn Mustafayev
10–3
Win
9–3
Dovletmyrat Orazgylyjov
11–4
Win
8–3
Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran
10–5
Win
7–3
Azat Mirakhimov
10–4
2011 World Championships 12th at 65 kg
Loss
6–3
Mihran Jaburyan
3–7, 7–0, 2–3
September 18, 2011
2011 World Championships
Istanbul, Turkey
Loss
6–2
Viktor Lebedev
0–1, 1–1
Win
6–1
Sarunas Jurcys
1 –1, 6–0
Win
5–1
Rahul Aware
1–2, 7–2, 4–1
2010 World Championships at 55 kg
Win
4–1
Kim Hyo-Sub
1–0, 2–3, 5–1
September 10, 2010
2010 World Championships
Moscow, Russia
Loss
3–1
Viktor Lebedev
0–1, 0–1
Win
3–0
Hassan Rahimi
1–0, 2–0
Win
2–0
Serhiy Ratushniy
2–0, 2–0
Win
1–0
Krasimir Krastanov
1 –1, 3–1
Awards and honors
2019
World Championships (74 kg)
Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Tournament (74 kg)
2018
Yasar Dogu (74 kg)
Mediterranean Games (74 kg)
European Championships (74 kg)
Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Tournament (74 kg)
International Ukrainian Tournament (74 kg)
2017
World Championships (70 kg)
Ion Corneanu & Ladislau Simon Memorial (70 kg)
Ali Aliev Tournament (70 kg)
European Championships (70 kg)
2016
Olympic Games (65 kg)
European Championships (65 kg)
Alexander Medved Prizes (65 kg)
2015
World Championships (65 kg)
Waclaw Ziolkowski Memorial (65 kg)
Grand Prix of Spain (70 kg)
European Games (65 kg)
2014
International D. A. Kunaev Tournament (65 kg)
Grand Prix of Spain (65 kg)
Ali Aliev Tournament (65 kg)
Yasar Dogu (65 kg)
2013
Henri Deglane Challenge (66 kg)
Grand Prix of Spain (66 kg)
2011
World Cup (55 kg)
2010
World Championships (55 kg)
Pan American Championships (55 kg)
References
External links
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