Pasquale Passarelli

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Pasquale Passarelli
Piotr Michalik, Viktor Pivovarov, Pasquale Passarelli 1977.jpg
Passarelli (right) at the 1977 Junior World Championships
Personal information
Born (1957-03-14) 14 March 1957 (age 67)
Gambatesa, Italy
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Event Greco-Roman
ClubSV Johannis 07, Nürnberg
Coached byHeinz Ostermann [1]
Medal record
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Los Angeles 57 kg
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1981 Oslo 57 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1978 Mexico City 57 kg
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1981 Gothenburg57 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1979 Bucharest57 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1984 Jönköping57 kg

Pasquale Passarelli (born 14 March 1957) is a retired Italian-born German wrestler who competed in the Greco-Roman bantamweight division. He won a world and a European title in 1981 and an Olympic gold medal in 1984. [2] He missed the 1980 Olympics due to their boycott by West Germany. [1]

Passarelli was born in Italy, and moved to West Germany at the age of five. He retired after the 1984 Olympics, and later worked as a real estate agent in Southern Germany. [1] Between 2001 and 2005 he coached wrestlers at the club KSV Berghausen. [3] His brothers Claudio and Thomas are also retired competitive wrestlers. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Jürgen Bröker (2008) Olympia-Legende "Ich wollte einfach nicht aufgeben". Spiegel Online
  2. Passarelli, Pasquale (GER). iat.uni-leipzig.de
  3. Geschichte des KSV Berghausen. ksv-berghausen.de
  4. "Pasquale Pasarelli". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 22 November 2019.