The Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Azzurre is the sport section of the Italian police force Polizia Penitenziaria.
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History
The first participation at the Summer Olympic Games was in Seoul 1988 while the one at the Winter Olympic Games was Turin 2006.
Sports
The athletes of the G.S. Fiamme Azzurre are involved in 19 disciplines.
2016 Olympic Games
There were 19 athletes from the Fiamme Azzurre who participated in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The only medal was won by Captain of the Fiamme azzurre team, the shooter Giovanni Pellielo, already in his fourth Olympic medal.
Archery: Claudia Mandia
Athletics: Eleonora Giorgi, Anna Incerti
Boxing: Vincenzo Mangiacapre, Clemente Russo
Cyclism: Elena Cecchini, Tatiana Guderzo, Simona Frapporti
Fencing: Aldo Montano
Modern pentathlon: Claudia Cesarini
Sailing: Vittorio Bissaro, Silvia Sicouri, Mattia Camboni
Shooting: Giovanni Pellielo
Swimming: Michele Santucci, Ilaria Bianchi
Triathlon: Davide Uccellari, Charlotte Bonin
Weightlifting: Giorgia Bordignon
Best results
The first Olympic podium was achieved in Barcelona 1992.
Other notable athletes
Athletics: Paolo Camossi, Giuseppe D'Urso, Rossella Giordano, Andrea Benvenuti, Nicola Vizzoni
Cycling: Marta Bastianelli
Figure skating: Carolina Kostner and Matteo Rizzo
Skeleton: Mattia Gaspari and Valentina Margaglio (bronze medal in mixed at the IBSF World Championships 2020)