Marco Galiazzo
 Galiazzo (center in center podium) |
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Representing  Italy
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| Men's Archery | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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2004 Athens | Individual |
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2012 London | Team |
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2008 Beijing | Team |
| World Championships | ||
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2003 New York | Team |
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2011 Torino | Team |
| World Cup | ||
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2009 Copenhagen | Individual |
| World Indoor Championships | ||
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2012 Las Vegas | Individual |
Marco Galiazzo (born 7 May 1983 in Padova) 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).
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 the 19 August 2004 he won the gold medal in the men's individual at the Athens Olympics Games, beating the Japanese archer Hiroshi Yamamoto in the final round. In the second round he beat teammate Ilario Di Buò.
On 3 February 2006 he entered in 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 team competition at Olympic Games - Beijing 2008, losing in the final against South Korea. 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.
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