Paolo Tassetto

Paolo Tassetto (Oderzo, 20 April 1959) is an Italian weightlifting coach, Physical Training Master of the Italian Weightlifting Federation, strength and conditioning expert.

He was born in Oderzo, Province of Treviso, Veneto, Italy and later he moved to Padua.

In 1974 he appeared in the world of Sport with football and in 1976 he entered in the view of Martial arts with Karate, improving in Combat sports. In 1977 he participated in throwing competitions at the Youth Games.

Paolo Tassetto in 1986

His career as an expert in strength training and conditioning began in 1984 with AICAP-WABBA (Associazione Italiana Culturismo e Alzate Potenza-World Amateur Body Building Association); in 1987 he became a FIACF-IFBB (Federazione Italiana Amatori Cultura Fisica-International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness) instructor; then in 1989 he received the diploma of weightlifting and physical culture trainer for FILPJ at Acqua Acetosa sports center, while in 1994 he became National Amateur Body-Builders' Association coach. In the same year, at Luigi Sacco Hospital, he received the Fitness instructor certification. In 1996, at the National School of Wrestling weightlifting Judo Karate/School of sport-CONI of FILPJK s Ostia, he qualified as an instructor of weightlifting.

Already certified personal fitness trainer ISSA (International Sports Sciences Association), on 14 December 2002 he was admitted, after passing the special exam at the Federation Palace of CONI, to the federal roll of technical teachers with the title of weightlifting and physical culture master, the highest level for FIPCF (Federazione Italiana Pesistica e Cultura Fisica-Italian Weightlifting and Physical Culture Federation).

Among the many athletes Paolo Tassetto has assisted it is certainly important to remember Lorenzo Fields (running back of the American football team, Saints Padua), Angelo Montrone and Emanuele Pellizzaro (respectively forward and captain of Football Padova). He was physical trainer for two Olympians: the fencer of Centro Sportivo Carabinieri Matteo Zennaro, 2000 Sydney and the sprint canoer of Gruppi Sportivi Fiamme Gialle Andrea Facchin, 2008 Beijing.

Recommended by his sports federation as a particularly distinguished coach, he was awarded prizes by CONI in the years 2003, 2008 and 2011 at the Padua sports "Gala".

Thanks to his achievements, in 2009 he was awarded by the President of the Italian Republic the honour of knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.

For his career in 2013, on a proposal of the committee of sporting merits, the national board CONI (Italian National Olympic Committee) awarded him the honour of the Bronze Palm for Technical Merit.

In 2015 he entered in the technical staff of Calcio Padova, of mister Parlato, later substituted by Giuseppe Pillon.

The M° Paolo Tassetto together with Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) president Giovanni Malagò

5th Class / Knight: Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana

— Rome, 27 December 2009

Palm Technical Merit: Palma di bronzo al Merito Tecnico

— Rome, 8 October 2013

• 2003 – CONI.
• 2008 – CONI.
• 2009 – Certificate of Merit FIPCF, the highest honorary certificate of the Italian Federation of Weightlifting and Physical Culture, "for meritorious work done in favor of physical culture, with emphasis on the development of issues concerning physical training and competition through the use of overload (Strength training)".
• 2011 – CONI.

• a.z. (6 December 2011). "Panathlon International, Premiazioni CONI (da Il Gazzettino 6 dicembre 2011)". Il Gazzettino.