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| Nationality |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 November 1967 Palermo, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 62 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Forestale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Giovanni Schillaci (born 3 November 1967) is an Italian former freestyle wrestler who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, in the 1992 Summer Olympics, and in the 1996 Summer Olympics. [1]
Schillaci lives and works in Messina, the city in which he married the former Italian-Polish Olympian Katarzyna Juszczak [2] (in 1992 as Polish in Judo and in 2004 as an Italian in freestyle wrestling), and together with whom he trains his daughter the judoka Carolina Costa, also she qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics. [3]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Mediterranean Games |  Latakia | 1st | Freestyle 62 kg |
| 1988 | Olympic Games |  Seoul | 7th | Freestyle 62 kg |
| 1989 | European Championships |  Ankara | 3rd | Freestyle 62 kg |
| 1991 | Mediterranean Games |  Athens | 3rd | Freestyle 62 kg |
| World Championships |  Tokyo | 2nd | Freestyle 62 kg | |
| 1992 | European Championships |  Kaposvár | 1st | Freestyle 62 kg |
| Olympic Games |  Barcelona | Elim | Freestyle 62 kg | |
| 1994 | European Championships | Rome | 1st | Freestyle 62 kg |
| World Championships |  Sofia | 3rd | Freestyle 62 kg | |
| 1996 | European Championships | Budapest | 2nd | Freestyle 62 kg |
| Olympic Games |  Atlanta | 6th | Freestyle 62 kg | |
| 1997 | Mediterranean Games | Bari | 1st | Freestyle 62 kg |
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