Marco Galiazzo
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Marco Galiazzo (born 7 May 1983 in Padua) is an athlete from Italy. He competes in archery for C.S. Aeronautica Militare, and is a former world number one. He was the first Olympic champion in the Italian archery history, winner of the gold medal in men's individual competition at Olympic Games – Athens 2004 and gold medal in team competition at the Olympic Games – London 2012 (in the same event he won silver at the Olympic Games – Beijing 2008).
Career
Galiazzo started to shoot at the age of thirteen, together with his father, who later became his coach. His first win was at Italian Youth Games (Giochi della Gioventù), at the age of fourteen. At sixteen he was chosen for the first time for the Italian national archery team. His first team was the Compagnia Arcieri Padovani with whom he trained when he won the Olympic medal. Currently, he is a member of A.S.D. Archers Rio.
On 19 August 2004, he won the gold medal in the men's individual at the Athens Olympic Games, beating the Japanese archer Hiroshi Yamamoto in the final round. In the second round he beat teammate Ilario Di Buò.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite Sports-Reference</ref>
On 3 February 2006, he entered the C.S. Aeronautica Militare.
On 18 April 2008 in Porec, Croatia, during the second leg of the Meteksan World Cup, he established the new Italian team record with Mauro Nespoli and Ilario Di Buò. On 11 August of the same year, together with Mauro Nespoli and Ilario Di Buò he won the silver medal in the team competition at Olympic Games – Beijing 2008, losing in the final against South Korea.<ref name=":0" /> Two days later he was defeated 109–110 in the second round of the individual competition against Alan Wills (ENG), losing the opportunity to retain the Olympic title won four years earlier.<ref name=":0" />
On 28 July 2012, he won the gold medal at Olympic Games in London in the team competition, together with Michele Frangilli and Mauro Nespoli, beating the United States in the final.<ref name=":0" />
2004 Summer Olympics
Galiazzo competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He won his first three elimination matches, advancing to the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, Galiazzo faced Vic Wunderle of the United States, defeating Wunderle 109–108 in the 12-arrow match and advancing to the semifinals. There, he faced Laurence Godfrey of Great Britain, defeating Godfrey 110–108. Galiazzo then competed against Hiroshi Yamamoto of Japan in the gold medal match, winning 111–109 to earn the gold medal. He was also a member of the 7th-place Italian men's archery team at the 2004 Summer Olympics.<ref name=":0" />
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- Italian male archers
- Olympic archers for Italy
- Archers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Archers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Archers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Archers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Italy
- Olympic silver medalists for Italy
- Olympic medalists in archery
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- World Archery Championships medalists
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
- Mediterranean Games medalists in archery
- Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
- Archers at the 2019 European Games
- Medalists at the 2019 European Games
- European Games medalists in archery
- European Games bronze medalists for Italy
- Archers of Centro Sportivo Aeronautica Militare
- 21st-century Italian sportsmen
- Sportspeople from Padua