Francesco Miano-Petta

Italian freestyle wrestler
1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)Weight120 kg (265 lb)SportSportWrestlingStyleFreestyleClubVVF Padula Napoli[1]CoachLuigi Marigliano[1]
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Italy
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Almería 120 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Pescara 120 kg

Francesco Miano-Petta (born April 12, 1979, in Naples) is a retired amateur Italian freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's super heavyweight category.[2] He won two bronze medals in the 120-kg division at the Mediterranean Games (2005 and 2009), and finished tenth at the 2004 Summer Olympics, representing his nation Italy. Having worked as a police officer for Polizia di Stato, Miano-Petta trained full-time for the wrestling squad at VVF Padula in Naples, under head coach Luigi Marigliano.[1][3]

Miano-Petta qualified for the Italian squad in the men's 120 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Earlier in the process, Miano-Petta finished third from the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria to guarantee his spot on the Italian wrestling team.[4][5] He lost two opening matches each to U.S. wrestler Kerry McCoy (0–7) and Kazakhstan's Marid Mutalimov (0–3) by an identical margin, but sailed smoothly with an easy victory over Kyrgyzstan's Yury Mildzihov, who forfeited to appear in their match due to injury.[6] Finishing third in the prelim pool and tenth overall, Miano-Petta's performance was not enough to advance him to the quarterfinals.[7][8]

Miano-Petta also sought his bid for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but failed to earn a spot on a miniature Italian wrestling team from the Olympic Qualification Tournament. In 2009, he capped off his sporting career with a second career bronze medal in the 120-kg class at the Mediterranean Games in Pescara.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ a b c "CONI Profile – Francesco Miano-Petta" (in Italian). Italian National Olympic Committee. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Francesco Miano-Petta". 9 July 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
  3. ^ "Lotta: la Coppa Italia di greco romana è delle Fiamme oro" [Wrestling: Fiamme Oro wins the Italian Greco-Roman Cup] (in Italian). Polizia di Stato. 16 November 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  4. ^ Abbott, Gary (29 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. in men's freestyle". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Lotta: A Sofia Salvatore Rinella è terzo si qualifica per Atene nello stile libero" [Wrestling: Salvatore Rinella placed third in Sofia; qualifies for Athens in freestyle] (in Italian). Lo Sport Italiano. 4 February 2004. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  6. ^ Abbott, Gary (27 August 2004). "U.S. sweeps five matches to open Olympic freestyle wrestling competition". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Wrestling: Men's Freestyle 120kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  8. ^ "Olimpiadi, lotta libera uomini: Miano Petta eliminato" [Olympics: Francesco Miano-Petta eliminated in men's wrestling] (in Italian). La Repubblica. 27 August 2004. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  9. ^ "Pescara 2009: lotta greco-romana, bronzo per Miano Petta" [Pescara 2009: Miano Petta wins bronze in Greco-Roman wrestling] (in Italian). Corriere della Sera. 29 June 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  10. ^ "Filippi, altro record" [Filippi breaks another record] (in Italian). RAI. 29 June 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2014.

External links

  • Profile – International Wrestling Database


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