Gruppi Sportivi Fiamme Gialle
The Gruppi Sportivi Fiamme Gialle is the sport section of the Italian police force, Guardia di Finanza.
The club's activity is carried out in the following twelve sports disciplines: Athletics, Swimming, Judo, Karate, Shooting, Fencing, Diving, Canoeing, Rowing, Sailing, Alpine skiing, Speed skating. In the sport of athletics the group is called Gruppo Atletico Fiamme Gialle .
History
The first appearance of the Guardia di Finanza in the context of sports competitions dates back to 1911, with the participation of a team in the gymnastics competitions organized in Turin for the 50th anniversary of the Unification of Italy, but in fact the first organized structure, in fact the original nucleus of the Fiamme Gialle , was created in 1921 to participate in a walking race, the Scudo Nelli Trophy, which was finally awarded after three successes in 1922, 1925 and 1928.In the following years the activity was expanded with the establishment of several sports groups, the first of which was the Skiers Group, founded in 1925 at the :it:Scuola alpina della Guardia di Finanza|Alpine School of the Guardia di Finanza in Predazzo, a group that became famous as the Yellow Flames of Predazzo.
Greatest athletes
| Summer sports | Winter sports | Paralympic sports |
Athletics
| Alpine skiing
| Para-athletics |
Summer Olympic Games medal table
In total, the athletes of the Fiamme Gialle won 41 medals at the Summer Olympics.Winter Olympic Games medal table
In total, the athletes of the Fiamme Gialle won 22, at the Winter Olympics.| Edition | Athlete | Event | Medal |
| 1968 Grenoble | Franco Nones | Cross-country skiing - 30 km | |
| 1972 Sapporo | Gustav Thoeni | Alpine skiing - Giant slalom | |
| 1972 Sapporo | Gustav Thoeni | Alpine skiing - Slalom | |
| 1972 Sapporo | Rolando Thoeni | Alpine skiing - Slalom | |
| 1976 Innsbruck | Piero Gros | Alpine skiing - Slalom | |
| 1976 Innsbruck | Gustav Thoeni | Alpine skiing - Slalom | |
| 1988 Calgary | Gottlieb Taschler | Biathlon – Relay | |
| 1992 Albertville | Josef Polig | Alpine skiing - Alpine combined | |
| 1992 Albertville | Giorgio Vanzetta | Cross-country skiing - 4×10 km relay | |
| 1992 Albertville | Giuseppe Puliè | Cross-country skiing - 4×10 km relay | |
| 1992 Albertville | Giorgio Vanzetta | Cross-country skiing - 15 km freestyle pursuit | |
| 1992 Albertville | Giorgio Vanzetta | Cross-country skiing - 50 km freestyle | |
| 1994 Lillehammer | Giorgio Vanzetta | Cross-country skiing - 4×10 km relay | |
| 2002 Salt Lake City | Isolde Kostner | Alpine skiing- Downhill | |
| 2002 Salt Lake City | Cristian Zorzi | Cross-country skiing – Men's 4×10 km relay | |
| 2002 Salt Lake City | Cristian Zorzi | Cross-country skiing - Sprint | |
| 2006 Torino | Cristian Zorzi | Cross-country skiing – Men's 4×10 km relay | |
| 2010 Vancouver | Alessandro Pittin | Nordic combined - Normal hill/10 km | |
| 2014 Sochi | Christof Innerhofer | Alpine skiing- Downhill | |
| 2014 Sochi | Christof Innerhofer | Alpine skiing - Alpine combined | |
| 2014 Sochi | Dorothea Wierer | Biathlon – Mixed relay | |
| 2018 Pyeongchang | Sofia Goggia | Alpine skiing - Downhill | |
| 2018 Pyeongchang | Dorothea Wierer | Biathlon – Mixed relay |
Medal table by sport
Canoeing
Canoesist of Fiamme Gialle have won a total of eight medals at the Olympic Games.| Event | Tot. | |||
| Olympic Games | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| World Championships | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 |
| Junior World Championships | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mediterranean Games | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| European Championships | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| Under 23 European Championships | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Junior European Championships | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Military World Games | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Universiade | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |