Giovanni Greco

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Giovanni Greco
Personal information
CountryItaly
Born (1990-04-11) 11 April 1990 (age 34)
Palermo, Italy
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb) [1]
HandednessRight
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking105 (MS 26 June 2014)
57 (MD 26 November 2015)
BWF profile

Giovanni Greco (born 11 April 1990) is an Italian badminton player. He started playing badminton in 1999, in a small town near Palermo. He started competing competitively when he was 20, and was selected to join the national team in 2009. [2] [3] He participated at the 2013 and 2018 Mediterranean Games, also at the 2015 and 2019 European Games.

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Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 3 runners-up)

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011 Uganda International Flag of Italy.svg Daniel Messersi Flag of Uganda.svg Ivan Mayega
Flag of Uganda.svg Wilson Tukire
21–14, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2013Uganda International Flag of Italy.svg Daniel Messersi Flag of Egypt.svg Mahmoud El Sayad
Flag of Egypt.svg Abdelrahman Kashkal
21–18, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2013 Suriname International Flag of Italy.svg Rosario Maddaloni Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dave Khodabux
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Joris van Soerland
14–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2014 Zambia International Flag of Italy.svg Rosario Maddaloni Flag of South Africa.svg Andries Malan
Flag of South Africa.svg Willem Viljoen
21–14, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2014 Puerto Rico International Flag of Italy.svg Rosario Maddaloni Flag of the United States.svg Matthew Fogarty
Flag of the United States.svg Bjorn Seguin
21–13, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015 Giraldilla International Flag of Italy.svg Rosario Maddaloni Flag of Guatemala.svg Heymard Humblers
Flag of Guatemala.svg Aníbal Marroquín
21–17, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015 Colombia International Flag of Italy.svg Rosario Maddaloni Flag of Brazil.svg Daniel Paiola
Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Yuwan Tjong
16–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015Suriname International Flag of Italy.svg Rosario Maddaloni Flag of Mexico.svg Job Castillo
Flag of Mexico.svg Lino Muñoz
No matchSilver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2022 Israel Open Flag of Italy.svg David Salutt Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Arthur Boudier
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Minh Quang Pham
21–14, 21–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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References

  1. "Athletes - Giovanni Greco". Baku 2015 European Games Organising Committee. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "Players: Giovanni Greco". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  3. "Greco Giovanni" (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Badminton. Archived from the original on 8 November 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.