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Nickname | Prince | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Livorno, Italy | 14 April 2000||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | Welterweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University team | Link Campus University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | G.S. Fiamme Rosse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Francesco Laface, Claudio Nolano | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Olympic finals | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World finals | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regional finals | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National finals | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest world ranking | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 4 June 2023 |
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He won the gold medal in the men's welterweight event at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan. [3] He defeated Carl Nickolas of the United States in his gold medal match. He won a bronze medal in the men's 80 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.
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