Claudio Pollio (born 27 May 1958 in

Naples Naples ( ; ; ) is the Regions of Italy, regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 908,082 within the city's administrative limits as of 2025, while its Metropolitan City of N ...

) is an Italian

wrestler Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves diffe ...

and Olympic champion in men's

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Olympics

Pollio competed at the

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where he received a gold medal in

in the 48 kg weight class."1980 Summer Olympics – Moscow, Soviet Union – Wrestling"
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* * * * 1958 births Living people Sportspeople from Naples Olympic wrestlers for Italy Wrestlers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Italian male sport wrestlers Olympic gold medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics 20th-century Italian sportsmen 21st-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-wrestling-bio-stub