Pietro Giachino
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Full name | Pietro Oliver Giachino | ||||||||||||||
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Born | (1995-02-26) 26 February 1995 (age 29) Oslo | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
Club | SK Njård | ||||||||||||||
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Pietro Oliver Giachino (born 26 February 1995) is a Norwegian gymnast of Italian origin.
Pietro was born in Oslo to a Norwegian mother and an Italian father. Since 2006 he was competing in artistic gymnastics, and in 2007, he joined the Norwegian national team.[1][2] As a member of the club, Pietro won medals as both a junior and a senior competitor.
The gymnast participated in the 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.[1] In February through March of 2015, he was given the opportunity to compete for an Italian club, Juventus (not to be confused with the football team), and participate in three sporting events. He took part in the first European Games in June.[1] Pietro also participated in the 2015 Championships in Glasgow.[2]
Trivia
Pietro is inspired by the gymnast Åge Storhaug who competed from the late 1960s to the early 1970s.[1]
He speaks Norwegian, Italian and English.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e (in English) Pietro GIACHINO[usurped]. 2015 European Games Official Website. Accessed 15 August 2015.
- ^ a b (in English) GIACHINO Pietro (NOR) Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine. Database.fig-gymnastics.com. Accessed 15 August 2015.
External links
- 2015 European Games. Floor qualification on YouTube
- Pietro Giachino speaking on YouTube