Pasquale Passarelli

Pasquale Passarelli (born 14 March 1957) is a retired Italian-born German wrestler who competed in the Greco-Roman bantamweight division. He won a world and a European title in 1981 and an Olympic gold medal in 1984.[2] He missed the 1980 Olympics due to their boycott by West Germany.[1]

Pasquale Passarelli

Passarelli (right) at the 1977 Junior World Championships
Personal information
Born	(1957-03-14) 14 March 1957 Gambatesa, Italy
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport	Wrestling
Event(s)	Greco-Roman
Club	SV Johannis 07, Nürnberg
Coached by	Heinz Ostermann[1]
Medal record Representing  West Germany Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles 57 kg World Championships 1978 Mexico City 57 kg 1981 Oslo 57 kg European Championships 1979 Bucharest 57 kg 1981 Gothenburg 57 kg 1984 Jönköping 57 kg

Passarelli was born in Italy, and moved to Germany at the age of five. He retired after the 1984 Olympics, and later worked as a real estate agent in Southern Germany.[1] Between 2001 and 2005 he coached wrestlers at the club KSV Berghausen.[3] His brothers Claudio and Thomas are also retired competitive wrestlers.[4]