Giovanni CALISSANO
Italy
Deaflympic Medals:
4 6 0
First Deaflympic Games: Oberammergau 1955
Born: 1932
Deceased: 08 Dec 2017
Gender: m
Member of the CISS Double Games Honorable Club. Competed as an alpine skier at International Winter Silent Games in 1955 and in 1959 (6th place, giant slalom). 8 times he participated at Deaf World Games as a shooter, which made him the CISS history's most decorated Games medal winner – male or female – in any sports as he collected an aggregate of 42 medals – 19 gold, 18 silver and 5 bronze. His father, Nino Calissano, was also a shooter and won 4 medals, including 2 gold, at the 1981 Deaf World Games. In his lifetime he broke 20 world records in 11 different individual and team shooting disciplines.
| Deaflympics / World Championships | Sport | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oberammergau 1955 | Alpine Skiing | Combined Classification | |
| Oberammergau 1955 | Alpine Skiing | Downhill | |
| Oberammergau 1955 | Alpine Skiing | Slalom | |
| Milan 1957 | Shooting | 50m small bore rifle (3x20 shots) | |
| Montana-Vermala 1959 | Alpine Skiing | Downhill | |
| Montana-Vermala 1959 | Alpine Skiing | Giant Slalom | 6th |
| Montana-Vermala 1959 | Alpine Skiing | Slalom | |
| Helsinki 1961 | Shooting | 50m small bore rifle (3x20 shots) | Silver |
| Helsinki 1961 | Shooting | 50m small bore rifle prone (60 shots) | Gold |
| Washington DC 1965 | Shooting | 300m free rifle (3x20 shots) | Silver |
| Washington DC 1965 | Shooting | 50m small bore rifle (3x20 shots) | Silver |
| Washington DC 1965 | Shooting | 50m small bore rifle prone (60 shots) | Gold |
| Belgrade 1969 | Shooting | 300m free rifle (3x20 shots) | Gold |
| Belgrade 1969 | Shooting | 50m small bore rifle (3x20 shots) | |
| Belgrade 1969 | Shooting | 50m small bore rifle prone (60 shots) | |
| Malmo 1973 | Shooting | 10m Air Rifle | |
| Malmo 1973 | Shooting | 300m free rifle (3x20 shots) | Gold |
| Malmo 1973 | Shooting | 50m small bore rifle (3x20 shots) | Silver |
| Malmo 1973 | Shooting | 50m small bore rifle prone (60 shots) | Silver |
| Bucharest 1977 | Shooting | 50m small bore rifle (3x40 shots) | Silver |
| Bucharest 1977 | Shooting | 50m small bore rifle prone (60 shots) | 6th |
| Koln 1981 | Shooting | 10m Air Rifle | |
| Koln 1981 | Shooting | 50m small bore rifle (3x40 shots) | |
| Koln 1981 | Shooting | 50m small bore rifle prone (60 shots) | |
| Los Angeles 1985 | Shooting | 10m Air Rifle | |
| Los Angeles 1985 | Shooting | 50m free rifle prone (60 shots) | |
| Los Angeles 1985 | Shooting | 50m Rifle 3 Positions | |
| Sofia 1993 | Shooting | 10m Air Rifle | |
| Sofia 1993 | Shooting | 50m Rifle 3 Positions | |
| Sofia 1993 | Shooting | 50m Rifle Prone |