Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Azzurre

The Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Azzurre is the sport section of the Italian police force Polizia Penitenziaria.

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
 * Skeleton: Mattia Gaspari and Valentina Margaglio (bronze medal in mixed at the IBSF World Championships 2020)