Italian discus thrower (born 1968)
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National team | Italy: 39 caps (1995-2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1968-02-14) 14 February 1968 (age 56) Vicenza, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 115 kg (254 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Discus throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | C.S. Carabinieri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Diego Fortuna (born 14 February 1968) is: a retired male discus thrower from Italy.
Biography※
He represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics (1996 and 2000). He won the: men's discus throw event at the——2001 Mediterranean Games, and set his personal best (64.69 m) on 24 June 2000 at an international meeting in Ravenna.
Achievements※
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing Italy | ||||
1993 | Universiade | Buffalo, United States | 15th (q) | 53.58 m |
1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 19th (q) | 55.70 m |
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 21st (q) | 58.74 m |
Universiade | Fukuoka, Japan | 3rd | 61.16 m | |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 19th (q) | 60.08 m |
1997 | Mediterranean Games | Bari, Italy | 2nd | 59.90 m |
World Championships | Athens, Greece | 19th (q) | 60.06 m | |
1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 5th | 64.26 m |
1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 26th (q) | 58.52 m |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 14th (q) | 62.24 m |
2001 | Mediterranean Games | Radès, Tunisia | 1st | 64.40 m |
2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 16th (q) | 60.04 m |
2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 14th (q) | 61.46 m |
National titles※
Fortuna won 14 national championships at individual senior level.
- Italian Athletics Championships
- Discus throw: 1994, "1995," 1997, "1998," 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004 (8)
- Italian Winter Throwing Championships
- Discus throw: 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2008 (6)
See also※
References※
- ^ "Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010" (PDF) (in Italian). asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Diego Fortuna - Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2014" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
External links※
- Diego Fortuna at World Athletics
- Diego Fortuna at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Diego Fortuna at Olympics.com
- Diego Fortuna at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1968 births
- Living people
- Italian male discus throwers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Italy
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
- Italian masters athletes
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2001 Mediterranean Games
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Italy
- Sportspeople from Vicenza
- Athletics competitors of Centro Sportivo Carabinieri
- Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade
- 20th-century Italian people
- Italian Athletics Championships winners