The Gruppi Sportivi Fiamme Gialle is the sport department of the Italian financial police force Guardia di Finanza.
The club's activity is carried out in the following twelve sport disciplines: athletics, swimming, judo, karate, shooting, fencing, diving, canoeing, rowing, sailing, alpine skiing, and speed skating. In athletics, the group is called Gruppo Atletico Fiamme Gialle (G.A. Fiamme Gialle).
History
The first appearance of the Guardia di Finanza in sporting events date back to 1911. The team participated the gymnastics event organized in Turin, for the 50th anniversary of the Unification of Italy. However, the Scudo Nelli Trophy's first organized team, the Fiamme Gialle (Yellow Flames), was founded in 1921 to compete in a walking race. The trophy was eventually given out following three victories in 1922, 1925, and 1928.
In the following years, the activity was expanded with the establishment of several sports groups, the first of which was the Skiers Group, founded in 1925 at the Alpine School of the Guardia di Finanza in Predazzo (in the province of Trento), a group that became famous as the Yellow Flames of Predazzo.
Greatest athletes
Summer sports Winter sports Paralympic sportsAthletics Ivano Brugnetti (Olympic gold medal) Nicola Vizzoni (Olympic silver medal) Fabrizio Donato (Olympic bronze medal) Giuseppe Gibilisco (Olympic bronze medal) Antonietta Di Martino (WC three medals) Antonella Palmisano (WC bronze medal) Filippo Tortu (Olympic gold medal) Fausto Desalu (Olympic gold medal) Lorenzo Patta (Olympic gold medal) Canoeing Antonio Rossi (Olympic gold medal) Beniamino Bonomi (Olympic gold medal) Diving Tania Cagnotto (two Olympic medals) Rowing Agostino Abbagnale (three Olympic gold medals) Shooting Niccolò Campriani (three Olympic gold medals) Roberto Di Donna (Olympic gold medal) Swimming Domenico Fioravanti (two Olympic gold medals)Alpine skiing Gustav Thöni (four overall World Cup) Piero Gros (one overall World Cup) Sofia Goggia (Olympic gold medal) Isolde Kostner (three Olympic Games medals) Kristian Ghedina (three WC medals) Cross-country skiing Giorgio Vanzetta (Olympic gold medal) Cristian Zorzi (Olympic gold medal) Short-track speed skating Pietro Sighel (Olympic gold medal) Biathlon Dorothea Wierer (two overall World Cup & WC three gold medals)Para-athletics Martina Caironi (two Olympic gold medals) Antonio Fantin (Olympic gold medal) Oxana Corso (two Olympic silver medals)
Summer Olympic Games medal table
In total, the athletes of the Fiamme Gialle won 42 medals at the Summer Olympics.
Edition AthleteEvent MedalAthletics (8 medals)2020 TokyoLorenzo PattaFausto DesaluFilippo Tortu4 × 100 m relay2012 LondonFabrizio DonatoTriple jump2008 BeijingElisa Rigaudo20 km walk2004 AthensIvano Brugnetti20 km walkGiuseppe GibiliscoPole vault2000 SydneyNicola VizzoniHammer throw1984 Los AngelesSandro Bellucci50 km walk1948 LondonMichele Tito4 × 100 m relayCanoeing (8 medals)2008 BeijingAndrea FacchinAntonio ScadutoK2 1000 m2004 AthensAntonio RossiBeniamino BonomiK2 1000 m2000 SydneyAntonio RossiBeniamino BonomiK2 1000 m1996 AtlantaAntonio RossiK1 500 mAntonio RossiK2 1000 mBeniamino BonomiK1 1000 mBeniamino BonomiK2 500 m1992 BarcelonaAntonio RossiBruno DreossiK2 500 mRowing (8 medals)2016 Rio de JaneiroDomenico MontroneMatteo LodoGiuseppe VicinoCoxless four2012 LondonAlessio SartoriRomano BattistiDouble sculls2008 BeijingLuca AgamennoniSimone VenierSimone RaineriQuadruple sculls2004 AthensAlessio SartoriDouble scullsLuca AgamennoniCoxless fourCatello AmaranteCoxless four lightweight2000 SydneyAgostino AbbagnaleAlessio SartoriSimone RaineriQuadruple sculls1996 AtlantaAgostino AbbagnaleDouble scullsFencing (3 medals)2016 Rio de JaneiroDaniele GarozzoFoil2012 LondonValerio AspromonteGiorgio AvolaTeam foilLuigi SameleTeam sabreJudo (5 medals)2008 BeijingGiulia Quintavalle57 kg2004 AthensLucia Morico78 kg2000 SydneyGirolamo Giovinazzo66 kg1996 Atlanta60 kg1976 MontrealFelice Mariani66 kgShooting (6 medals)2012 LondonNiccolò Campriani50 m rifle three positions10 m air rifle2016 Rio de Janeiro50 m rifle three positions10 m air rifle1996 AtlantaRoberto Di Donna10 m air pistol25 m rapid fire pistolSwimming (2 medals)2000 SydneyDomenico Fioravanti100 m breaststroke200 m breaststrokeDiving (2 medals)2016 Rio de JaneiroTania CagnottoSynchronized 3 m springboard3 m springboard
Winter Olympic Games medal table
In total, the athletes of the Fiamme Gialle won 22 (7 gold, 6 silver, and 9 bronze), at the Winter Olympics.
Edition AthleteEvent Medal1968 Grenoble Franco NonesCross-country skiing - 30 km1972 Sapporo Gustav ThoeniAlpine skiing - Giant slalomGustav ThoeniAlpine skiing - SlalomRolando ThoeniAlpine skiing - Slalom1976 Innsbruck Piero GrosAlpine skiing - SlalomGustav ThoeniAlpine skiing - Slalom1988 Calgary Gottlieb TaschlerBiathlon – Relay1992 Albertville Josef PoligAlpine skiing - Alpine combinedGiorgio VanzettaCross-country skiing - 4 × 10 km relayGiuseppe PulièCross-country skiing - 4 × 10 km relayGiorgio VanzettaCross-country skiing - 15 km freestyle pursuitGiorgio VanzettaCross-country skiing - 50 km freestyle1994 Lillehammer Giorgio VanzettaCross-country skiing - 4 × 10 km relay2002 Salt Lake City Isolde KostnerAlpine skiing- DownhillCristian ZorziCross-country skiing – Men's 4 × 10 km relayCristian ZorziCross-country skiing - Sprint2006 Torino Cristian ZorziCross-country skiing – Men's 4 × 10 km relay2010 Vancouver Alessandro PittinNordic combined - Normal hill/10 km2014 Sochi Christof InnerhoferAlpine skiing- DownhillChristof InnerhoferAlpine skiing - Alpine combinedDorothea WiererBiathlon – Mixed relay2018 Pyeongchang Sofia GoggiaAlpine skiing - DownhillDorothea WiererBiathlon – Mixed relay2022 Beijing Dorothea WiererBiathlon - Sprint
Medal table by sport
Canoeing Canoesist of Fiamme Gialle have won a total of eight medals at the Olympic Games. EventTot. Olympic Games 3 3 2 8 World Championships 4 8 3 15 Junior World Championships 1 1 0 2 Mediterranean Games 7 6 6 19 European Championships 6 3 4 13 Under 23 European Championships 0 0 1 1 Junior European Championships 4 2 1 7 Military World Games 1 1 3 5 Universiade 0 1 1 2
See also Guardia di Finanza Italian military sports bodies European Champion Clubs Cup (athletics)
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