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Scarantino, Mirco
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| NOC |
Italy
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 16 Jan 1995
in San Cataldo, ITA |
| Height | 1.66 m |
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Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
GS Fiamme Oro: Italy |
General Interest |
| Famous relatives |
His father Giovanni Scarantino competed for Italy in weightlifting at the 1988, 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games. (Facebook profile, 15 Oct 2018; SportsDeskOnline, 11 Sep 2019) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
He played football when he was young and went to the gym with his father, a weightlifter, to gain strength. His father made him do some exercises and realised that he was good. He then went to a local junior competition in Naples, Italy, and won, breaking a 20-year-old Italian record in the process. "From then on I focused more on training for weightlifting. I liked the individual nature of the sport." |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He took up weightlifting at age 10. |
Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
Rome, ITA |
| Occupation |
Athlete, Police Officer |
| Languages |
Italian |
General Interest |
| Most influential person in career |
His father. (azzurridigloria.com, 05 Apr 2018) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Name of coach |
Giovanni Scarantino [father, national], ITA |
General Interest |
| Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning gold at the European championships in 2016, 2017 and 2019. (federpesistica.it, 02 Apr 2017; azzurridigloria.com, 28 May 2016; lasicilia.it, 06 Apr 2019) |
| Hero / Idol |
His father. (azzurridigloria.com, 28 May 2016) |
| Other information |
FATHERLY SUPPORT
He and his father have a close relationship as coach and athlete, as well as father and son. "He made me understand what are the objectives, putting me on the right path. At the gym we are not a father and a son, but a coach and an athlete and this is not so obvious: finding the right approach between father and son in training is not always easy, because the athlete can try to cut the training a little. But this has never happened between us and we have always worked well. He, then, is proud and more excited than me." (azzurridigloria.com, 05 Apr 2018; meridionews.it, 20 Jul 2016)
TATTOO
He has a tattoo of the Olympic rings with a barbell and 'London 2012' written underneath them on his chest. (Instagram profile, 15 Oct 2018) |
| Ambitions |
To compete at four editions of the Olympic Games. (corrieredellosport.ir, 20 Apr 2016) |
| Nicknames |
Nanosky (Facebook profile, 02 Sep 2019) |
| Milestones |
He became the first Italian to win a European title in the overall men's -56kg category when he claimed victory in the event at the 2016 European Championships in Forde, Norway. (azzurridigloria.com, 28 May 2016; SportsDeskOnline, 19 Oct 2018) |
| | Olympic Games |
| 2016 |
7 |
56kg |
 Rio de Janeiro |
| 2012 |
12 |
56kg |
 London |
| | World Championships |
| 2019 |
13 |
61kg |
 Pattaya |
| 2019 |
15 |
61kg - Snatch |
Pattaya |
| 2019 |
15 |
61kg - Clean & Jerk |
Pattaya |
| 2018 |
3 |
55kg |
 Ashgabat |
| 2018 |
5 |
55kg - Snatch |
Ashgabat |
| 2018 |
4 |
55kg - Clean & Jerk |
Ashgabat |
| 2017 |
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56kg |
 Anaheim, CA |
| 2017 |
|
56kg - Snatch |
Anaheim, CA |
| 2017 |
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56kg - Clean & Jerk |
Anaheim, CA |
| 2015 |
12 |
56kg |
Houston, TX |
| 2015 |
11 |
56kg - Snatch |
Houston, TX |
| 2015 |
14 |
56kg - Clean & Jerk |
Houston, TX |
| 2014 |
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56kg |
 Almaty |
| 2014 |
16 |
56kg - Snatch |
Almaty |
| 2014 |
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56kg - Clean & Jerk |
Almaty |
| 2013 |
7 |
56kg |
 Wroclaw |
| 2013 |
9 |
56kg - Snatch |
Wroclaw |
| 2013 |
6 |
56kg - Clean & Jerk |
Wroclaw |
| | European Championships |
| 2019 |
1 |
55kg |
 Batumi |
| 2019 |
1 |
55kg - Snatch |
Batumi |
| 2019 |
2 |
55kg - Clean & Jerk |
Batumi |
| 2018 |
2 |
56kg |
 Bucharest |
| 2018 |
2 |
56kg - Snatch |
Bucharest |
| 2018 |
1 |
56kg - Clean & Jerk |
Bucharest |
| 2017 |
1 |
56kg |
 Split |
| 2017 |
1 |
56kg - Snatch |
Split |
| 2017 |
1 |
56kg - Clean & Jerk |
Split |
| 2016 |
1 |
56kg |
 Fřrde |
| 2016 |
2 |
56kg - Snatch |
Fřrde |
| 2016 |
1 |
56kg - Clean & Jerk |
Fřrde |
| 2015 |
3 |
56kg |
Tbilisi |
| 2015 |
2 |
56kg - Snatch |
Tbilisi |
| 2015 |
3 |
56kg - Clean & Jerk |
Tbilisi |
| 2014 |
2 |
56kg |
 Tel Aviv |
| 2014 |
5 |
56kg - Snatch |
Tel Aviv |
| 2014 |
3 |
56kg - Clean & Jerk |
Tel Aviv |
| 2013 |
5 |
56kg |
 Tirana |
| 2013 |
6 |
56kg - Snatch |
Tirana |
| 2013 |
3 |
56kg - Clean & Jerk |
Tirana |
| 2012 |
9 |
56kg |
 Antalya |
| 2012 |
8 |
56kg - Snatch |
Antalya |
| 2012 |
9 |
56kg - Clean & Jerk |
Antalya |
| | European Junior & Under 23 Championships |
| 2018 |
1 |
56kg |
Zamosc |
| 2018 |
1 |
56kg - Snatch |
Zamosc |
| 2018 |
1 |
56kg - Clean & Jerk |
Zamosc |
| 2017 |
1 |
56kg |
Durrës |
| 2017 |
1 |
56kg - Snatch |
Durrës |
| 2017 |
1 |
56kg - Clean & Jerk |
Durrës |
| 2016 |
1 |
56kg |
Eilat |
| 2016 |
1 |
56kg - Snatch |
Eilat |
| 2016 |
1 |
56kg - Clean & Jerk |
Eilat |
| 2015 |
1 |
56kg |
 Klaipeda |
| 2015 |
1 |
56kg - Snatch |
Klaipeda |
| 2015 |
1 |
56kg - Clean & Jerk |
Klaipeda |
| 2014 |
1 |
56kg |
 Limassol |
| 2014 |
1 |
56kg - Snatch |
Limassol |
| 2014 |
1 |
56kg - Clean & Jerk |
Limassol |
| 2013 |
1 |
56kg |
 Tallinn |
| 2013 |
4 |
56kg - Snatch |
Tallinn |
| 2013 |
1 |
56kg - Clean & Jerk |
Tallinn |
| | European Youth Championships |
| 2012 |
1 |
56kg |
Bucharest |
| 2012 |
3 |
56kg - Snatch |
Bucharest |
| 2012 |
1 |
56kg - Clean & Jerk |
Bucharest |
| 2011 |
1 |
50kg |
Ciechanów |
| 2011 |
1 |
50kg - Snatch |
Ciechanów |
| 2011 |
1 |
50kg - Clean & Jerk |
Ciechanów |
| | IWF Grand Prix |
| 2015 |
2 |
56kg |
 Fuzhou |
| 2015 |
2 |
56kg - Snatch |
Fuzhou |
| 2015 |
1 |
56kg - Clean & Jerk |
Fuzhou |
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