Italian
At the 2026 European Taekwondo Championships, Gaetano Cirivello wins the silver medal in the -54 kg category and brings Italy its historic fourth consecutive medal
MUNICH (GERMANY) – A fourth medal for history. After the bronzes of Baretta and Iurlaro and the incredible silver of the sixteen-year-old Touiar, the 2026 European Taekwondo Championships sees the fourth consecutive medal in four days of competition. Another splendid silver is won by Gaetano Cirivello in the -54 kg category.
An unexpected result that brings Italy into history. Never before had the Italian National Taekwondo team achieved such a feat on the European stage in recent times. A sign of the collective strength of the group and the vertical growth of the athletes in this specialty.
Great performance by Gaetano Cirivello, starting from the round of 16 against the Cypriot Andreas Spyrou, who was decisively defeated 2-0 (15-6 / 16-1). In the quarter-finals, it was the turn of the Greek Rafail Nitsas Christos, beaten 2-0 (25-12 / 18-2). The quarter-finals were more closely contested, with the Georgian Vitali Geladze, defeated 2-1.
The penultimate act saw the blue player win 2-0 (14-0 / 17-13) against the Bulgarian Hristiyan Georgiev. In the final, the blue player faced the Spanish Jairo Agenjo Trigos, who won decisively 2-0 (7-19 / 7-14). Thus, a splendid European silver arrives, demonstrating the excellent performance of Cirivello throughout the day.
The blue medal holder
- SILVER: Gaetano Cirivello -54 kg M Day 4
- SILVER: Abderrahman Touiar -58 kg M — Day 2
- BRONZE: Dennis Baretta -68 kg M Day 1
- BRONZE: Ludovico Iurlaro -63 kg M Day 3
Photo Credits: taekwondoitalia.it
