Frank Chamizo

Frank Chamizo medal table
Frank Chamizo
Wrestler
Cuba - Italy
Olympic games
bronze	2016 Rio de Janeiro	up to 65 kg
World Championship
bronze	2010 Moscow	up to 55 kg
gold	2015 Las Vegas	up to 65 kg
gold	2017 Paris	up to 70 kg
silver	2019 Nur-Sultan	up to 74 kg
European Games
gold	2015 Baku	up to 65 kg
European Championship
gold	2016 Riga	up to 65 kg
gold	2017 Novi Sad	up to 70 kg
bronze	2018 Kaspiisk	up to 74 kg
gold	2019 Bucharest	up to 74 kg
gold	2020 Rome	up to 74 kg
Pan American Games
gold	2010 Monterrey	up to 55 kg
U23 European Championship
gold	2015 Wałbrzych	up to 65 kg
Mediterranean Games
gold	2018 Tarragona	up to 74 kg

Frank Chamizo Marquez (born July 10, 1992 in Matanzas , Cuba ) is an Italian wrestler of Cuban origin. In 2015 and 2017 he became world champion and in 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2020 also European champion in free style in the weight classes up to 65 kg, 70 kg or 74 kg body weight. At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, he won a bronze medal in the same weight class up to 65 kg in the same style.

Career

Frank Chamizo Márquez started wrestling as a teenager in Matanzas. He concentrated on the free style. In 2010, at the age of 18, he was Cuban champion in the weight class up to 55 kg. After this success he was accepted into the Cuban national team and used in international championships.

In April 2010 he became the Pan American champion in the weight class up to 55 kg in Monterrey / Mexico. At the Junior World Championships in Budapest in 2010 he came in the same weight class to a victory over Rasul Kaliew from Kazakhstan, but lost his next fight against Rasul Maschesow from Russia. Since this did not reach the final, he was eliminated and only reached 16th place. Two months later, in September 2010, he showed his true skills at the World Cup in Moscow. In Moscow he defeated Krasimir Krastanow from Great Britain, Sergej Ratuschnyi from Ukraine and Hassan Rahimi from Iran. In the semifinals he was defeated by Viktor Lebedew from Russia, but secured a bronze medal in the consolation round with a victory over Kim Hyo-sub from Korea .

In March 2011, Frank Chamizo represented the Cuban colors at the Team World Cup in Makhachkala / Russia. He came in the weight class up to 55 kg to victories over Gabit Tolepbay from Kazakhstan, Bessarion Gotschaschwili from Georgia and Hassan Rahimi, while he lost to Namik Sowdumzade from Azerbaijan. In September 2011 he competed at the World Cup in Istanbul. He defeated there in the weight class up to 55 kg Rahul Balasaheb Aware from India and Sarunas Jurcys from Lithuania, but then lost again to Viktor Lebedev and in the consolation round also to Mihran Jaburjan from Armenia, with which he was eliminated and only came in 12th place.

Then Frank Chamizo met the Italian wrestler Dalma Caneva. The two fell in love and soon got married. This gave Frank Chamizo Italian citizenship. He left Cuba and now started for Italy and the CS Esercito Rome club . However, since he had to accept a longer suspension from the International Wrestling Federation (FILA or UWW), he was unable to participate in international championships from 2012 to 2014. From 2013 he was allowed to start in international tournaments. He has also been wrestling in the German Bundesliga for VfK Schifferstadt since 2013 .

After this suspension he started for Italy for the first time at the U-23 European Championships in Wałbrzych / Poland in March 2015. Since he was now bigger and heavier, he started in the weight class up to 65 kg body weight and won over Randy Vock, Switzerland, Norbert Lukacs, Hungary, Maxim Perpeliță, Moldova, Magomed Muslimow, Azerbaijan and Surabi Jakobaschwili, Georgia superior style the title. In June 2015 Frank Chamizo took part in the 1st European Games in Baku. He defeated Awtandil Kentschadze, Georgia, Mustafa Kaya from Turkey and George Bucur from Romania. In the final, however, he was defeated by the 2012 Olympic champion in the weight class up to 55 kg body weight Toğrul Əsg ausrov from Azerbaijan, who, like him, had grown into the weight class up to 65 kg, on points and thus took second place.

At the World Championships in Las Vegas in September 2015, Frank Chamizo became world champion in the weight class up to 65 kg for the first time with victories over Magomedrasul Gadschijew, Poland, Kim Ju-song, North Korea, Toğrul Əsgərov, Sayed Ahmad Mohammadi , Iran and Ichtiyor Nawrusow from Uzbekistan .

In March 2016 he also won the European Championship in Riga. On the way to this success he defeated Steven Graf, Switzerland, Eduards Florows, Latvia, Semen Radulow, Ukraine, Aghahussein Mustafajew, Azerbaijan and in the final Mustafa Kaya from Turkey, against whom his victory was relatively narrow with 8: 6 points. At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Frank Chamizo won the weight class up to 65 kg, initially over Devid Safarjan from Armenia and Zurab Jakobischwili from Georgia. In the semifinals he lost against Toğrul Əsgərov from Azerbaijan. Since this reached the final, Frank Chamizo was able to secure a bronze medal by defeating Frank Molinaro from the United States. Toğrul Əsgərov was convicted of doping a little later and banned from all competitions for one year until April 17, 2018.

2017 was a very successful year for Frank Chamizo, because in May of this year he became European champion in the weight class up to 70 kg in Novi Sad and in August of this year in Paris he was also world champion in the same weight class. On the way to this success he defeated Ichtiyor Nawrusow, Elaman Dogdurbek Uulu from Kyrgyzstan, Akschurek Tanatarow from Kazakhstan, Yakup Gör from Turkey and James Green from the United States in Paris .

In 2018 he was unable to build on these successes. At the European Championships this year in Kaspiisk in May, he won the weight class up to 74 kg against Avtandil Kentschadze from Georgia and Chetik Zabolow , Russia, but surprisingly lost in the semifinals against Söner Demirtas from Turkey. Then he won a bronze medal with a victory over Achsarbek Gulajew from Slovakia. At the World Championships in Budapest he even went without a medal. He won in Budapest against Gamil Jalilow from Tajikistan, Gong Byung-min, South Korea and Bolat Sakajew, Kazakhstan, then lost against Saurbek Sidakow from Russia and in the battle for a bronze medal also against Jordan Burroughs from the United States.

In April 2019, he returned to his successful track. He was again European champion in Bucharest in the weight class up to 74 kg with victories over Timur Bischojew , Russia, Miroslaw Kirow, Bulgaria, Gadschimurad Gadschiew, Azerbaijan and Selimchan Chadiev, France. At the world championship this year in Nur-Sultan he was back in the weight class up to 74 kg at the start. Since this weight class is Olympic, it was extremely well occupied both quantitatively and qualitatively. Frank Chamizo was in very good shape in Nur-Sultan and fought his way to the finals with victories over Marc Dietsche, Switzerland, Lee Seungchul, South Korea, Daniar Kaisanow, Kazakhstan and Selimchan Chadijew, France. In this he met the reigning world champion Saurbek Sidakow from Russia. The fight was perfectly balanced for a long time, until Sidakov achieved a larger score, which decided the fight in his favor.

In February 2020, Frank Chamizo started at the European Championships in Rome in the weight class up to 74 kg. After four victorious fights, he faced Magomedrasul Gazimagomedow from Russia in the final. This fight was pretty even and Frank Chamizo was leading 4: 3 points until a few seconds before the end, when the Russian managed to grab a leg of Frank Chamizo and push him off the mat. After a "challenge", the jury decided that Chamizo was only pushed off the mat a fraction of a second after the end of the fight and that Magomedrasul Gazimagomedow could therefore not receive a rating. Frank Chamizo was the lucky point winner and again European champion.

International success

year	space	competition	Weight class	Results
2010	1.	Torneo Int. Cerro Pelada in Havana	up to 55 kg	before Luis Ibanez, Cuba, Sam Hazewinkel , USA and Yowlys Bonne Rodriguez , Cuba
2010	1.	Pan American Championship in Monterrey / Mexico	up to 55 kg	in front of Obenson Blanc, Aso Palani, Canada and Arturo De Jesus Chavez Ramirez, Mexico
2010	16.	Junior World Championships in Budapest	up to 55 kg	after defeating Rasul Kaliev, Kazakhstan and losing to Rasul Maschesow, Russia
2010	3.	World Cup in Moscow	up to 55 kg	after victories over Krasimir Krastanow, Great Britain, Sergej Ratuschnyi, Ukraine and Hassan Rahimi, Iran, a defeat against Viktor Lebedev, Russia and a victory over Kim Hyo-sub, South Korea
2011	1.	Torneo Int. Cerro Pelada in Havana	up to 55 kg	before Tim Schleicher , Germany, Obenson Blanc and Sam Hazewinkel, bde. United States
2011	12.	World Cup in Istanbul	up to 55 kg	after victories over Rahul Balasaheb Aware, India and Sarunas Jurcys, Lithuania and defeats against Viktor Lebedew and Mihran Jaburyan , Armenia
2013	2.	Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid	up to 66 kg	behind Ruslan Dibirhacıyev , Azerbaijan, in front of Yakup Gör , Turkey and Yoan Blanco Reinoso, Ecuador
2013	5.	"Wacław-Ziółkowski" Memorial in Spała	up to 66 kg	Winner: Agahüseyin Mustafejew, Azerbaijan ahead of Andrei Kwiatkowski, Ukraine
2014	1.	"Yasar Dogu" Memorial in Istanbul	up to 65 kg	in front of Magomed Muslimow, Azerbaijan, Gandsorigiin Mandachnaran , Mongolia and Mustafa Kaya , Turkey
2014	3.	"Ali-Aliyev" tournament in Makhachkala	up to 65 kg	behind Akhmed Tschakajew, Russia and title Jafarjan, Ukraine
2014	1.	Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid	up to 65 kg	before Aaron Pico, USA, Gholamreza Abdollahapour, Iran and Istvan Nemeth, Hungary
2014	3.	Intern. DA Kunayev tournament in Taras / Kazakhstan	up to 65 kg	behind Dandsorigiin Mandachmaran and Duren Schimagassiew, Azerbaijan
2015	7th	"Alexander Medved" Prize in Minsk	up to 65 kg	Winner: Asimat Nurikau, Belarus ahead of Magomed Kurbanalijew , Russia
2015	1.	"U 23" European Championship in Wałbrzych / Poland	up to 65 kg	after victories over Randy Vock, Switzerland, Norbert Lukacs, Hungary, Maxim Perpeliță, Moldova, Magomed Muslimow, Azerbaijan and Surabi Jakobaschwili, Georgia
2015	2.	1. European Games in Baku	up to 65 kg	after victories over Awtandil Kentschadze, Georgia, Mustafa Kaya and George Bucur, Romania and a defeat against Toğrul Əsgərov, Azerbaijan
2015	2.	Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid	up to 70 kg	behind James Green (wrestler) , USA, ahead of Manning Cruz, Canada and Nobuyoshi Takojima, Japan
2015	1.	"Wacław-Ziółkowski" Memorial in Warsaw	up to 65 kg	before George Bucur, Tomotsuga Ishida, Japan and Soslan Ramonow , Russia
2015	1.	World Cup in Las Vegas	up to 65 kg	after victories over Magomedrasul Gadschijew, Poland, Kim Ju-song, North Korea, Togrul Asgarow, Sayed Ahmad Mohammadi, Iran and Ichtiyor Nawrusow, Uzbekistan
2016	2.	"Alexander Medved" Prize in Minsk	up to 65 kg	behind Soslan Ramonow, in front of Logan Stieber, USA and Asamat Nurikow, Belarus
2016	1.	EM in Riga	up to 65 kg	after victories over Steven Graf, Switzerland, Eduards Frolows, Latvia, Semen Radulow, Ukraine, Aghahussein Mustafajew, Azerbaijan and Mustafa Kaya, Turkey
2016	bronze	OS in Rio de Janeiro	up to 65 kg	after victories over Devid Safarjan, Armenia and Zurab Jakobischwili, Georgia, a defeat against Togrul Asgarow , Azerbaijan and a victory over Frank Molinaro , USA
2017	1.	EM in Novi Sad	up to 70 kg	after victories over Ruslan Dibirhacıyev, Azerbaijan, Mihail Sava, Moldova, Adrian Ionut Moise, Romania and Magomedmurad Gadschijew, Poland
2017	1.	"Ali-Aliyev" Memorial in Kaspisk	up to 70 kg	in front of Magomedrasul Gazimagomedow, Russia
2017	1.	World Cup in Paris	up to 70 kg	after victories over Ichtiyor Nawrusow, Elaman Dogdurbek Uulu, Kyrgyzstan, Akschureek Tanatarow, Kazakhstan, Yakup Gör , Turkey and James Green , USA
2018	1.	"Dan-Kolow" & "Nikolai-Petrow" Memorial in Sofia	up to 74 kg	before Söner Demirtas, Wasil Michailow, Ukraine and Magomedchabib Kadimagomedow, Russia
2018	3.	EM in Kaspiisk	up to 74 kg	after victories over Awtandil Kentschadze, Georgia and Chetik Zabolow , Russia, a defeat against Söner Demirtas and a victory over Achsarbek Gulajew, Slovakia
2018	1.	Mediterranean Games in Tarragona	up to 74 kg	before Samy Houndy Amin Rabie Moustafa, Egypt, Dejan Mitrow, Macedonia and Muhammet Demir, Turkey
2018	1.	"Yasar Dogu" Memorial in Istanbul	up to 74 kg	before Jordan Burroughs , USA, Nurlan Bekschanow and Bolat Sakajew, both Kazakhstan
2018	2.	"Dimitri-Korkin" tournament in Yakutsk	up to 74 kg	behind Nikita Suchkow, Russia, in front of Israil Kasjumow , Russia and Gadschimurad Omarow, Azerbaijan
2018	5.	World Cup in Budapest	up to 74 kg	after victories over Gamil Jalilow, Tajikistan, Gong Byung-min, South Korea and Bolat Sakajew and defeats against Saurbek Sidakow, Russia and Jordan Burroughs
2019	3.	"Dan-Kolow" & "Mikola-Petrov" Memorial in Russe	up to 74 kg	behind Jordan Burroughs and Beksod Abdurachmanow, Uzbekistan, together with Yakup Gör, Turkey
2019	1.	EM in Bucharest	up to 74 kg	after victories over Timur Bischojew, Russia, Miroslaw Kirow, Bulgaria, Gadschimurad Gadschijew, Azerbaijan and Selimchan Chadiev, France
2019	1.	City of Sassari Tournament	up to 74 kg	before Daniar Kaisanow, Kazakhstan, Miroslaw Kirow and Chetik Zabolow
2019	2.	"Yasar Dogu" Memorial in Istanbul	up to 74 kg	behind Jordan Burroughs, in front of Taimuras Salkasanow , Slovakia and Fazli Erylmaz, Turkey
2019	2.	World Cup in Nur-Sultan	up to 74 kg	after victories over Marc Dietsche, Switzerland, Lee Seungchul, South Korea, Daniar Kaisanow, and Selimchan Chaidjew and a defeat against Saurbek Sidakow
2020	1.	EM in Rome	up to 74 kg	after victories over Söner Demirtas, Turkey, Gadschimurad Gadschijew, Azerbaijan, Valentin Borzin, Moldova, Murad Kuramagomedow, Hungary and Magomedrasul Gazimagomedow

Explanations

• all free style competitions
• OS = Olympic Summer Games, WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship

literature

• Trade journal Der Ringer

Web links

• Profile of Frank Chamizo at the Institute for Applied Training Science
• Frank Chamizo in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
• Short portrait of Frank Chamizo with photo
• Video about Frank Chamizo
• Article about Frank Chamizo and his family in English