Marco Galiazzo

Marco Galiazzo is an archer from Italy. He was born on 7 May 1983. Galiazzo competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics, 2012 Summer Olympics, and 2016 Summer Olympics.Marco GaliazzoMarco GALIAZZO

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.

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Category:1983 births
Category:Living people
Category:Italian archers
Category:Olympic gold medalists for Italy
Category:Olympic silver medalists for Italy
Category:Sportspeople from Padua