Fabio Basile

Fabio Basile
Fabio Basile takes a selfie with the President of Italy Sergio Mattarella
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1994-10-07) 7 October 1994
Rivoli, Italy
OccupationJudoka
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Country Italy
SportJudo
–66 kg, –73 kg
Achievements and titles
1st place, gold medalist(s) (2016)
R16 (2019)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2016)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de Janeiro‍–‍66 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2016 Kazan‍–‍66 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place2021 Antalya‍–‍73 kg
Silver medal – second place2019 Ekaterinburg‍–‍73 kg
Silver medal – second place2026 Astana‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place2018 Ekaterinburg‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Paris‍–‍73 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2020 Tel Aviv‍–‍73 kg
Silver medal – second place2016 Tbilisi‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place2018 Zagreb‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Linz‍–‍66 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Bratislava‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place2012 Prague‍–‍60 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place2010 Agadir‍–‍55 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place2014 Bucharest‍–‍60 kg
European Cadet Championships
Silver medal – second place2010 Teplice‍–‍55 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF3470
JudoInside.com48498
Updated on 10 May 2026

Fabio Basile (born 7 October 1994 in Rivoli) is an Italian judoka.

Biography

He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and won the gold medal in the men's 66 kg on 7 August 2016 - the 200th Olympic gold medal for Italy.[1][2]

Basile represents the judo club Akiyama Settimo from Settimo Torinese near Torino and is the club's first olympic champion.[3]

Author

Basile wrote his first book titled "L'impossibile non esiste" in 2021; it was published by Giunti.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Fabio Basile". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fabio Basile". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 26 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "Oro Olimpico – Akiyama Settimo". akiyamasettimo.it. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  4. ↑ Basile, Fabio (9 June 2021). L'impossibile non esiste. Giunti. ISBN 978-88-09-96117-3. Retrieved 15 December 2025.

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