Francesco Pignata
Italian javelin thrower
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Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||
Born | (1978-02-14) February 14, 1978 (age 46) Reggio Calabria, Italy | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event | Javelin throw | |||||||||||||||||
Club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle | |||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2010 | |||||||||||||||||
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Francesco Pignata (born 14 February 1978) is a former Italian javelin thrower.
Biography
His personal best 81.67, set in 2005, is the second best measure of all-time in Italy, after the national record of Carlo Sonego (84.60 m set in 1999).[1]
From 2 December 2012 Francesco Pignata is Federal Councillor of the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera (FIDAL), in the Alfio Giomi leaderships.[2]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1996 | World Junior Championships | Sydney, Australia | 19th (q) | Javelin | 61.74 m |
1999 | European U23 Championships | Göteborg, Sweden | 13th | Javelin | 65.86 m |
2005 | Mediterranean Games | Almeria, Spain | 2nd | Javelin throw | 74.51 m [3] |
World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 23rd | Javelin throw | 72.17 m |
National titles
He has won 7 times the individual national championship.[4]
- 4 wins in Javelin throw (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)
- 3 wins in Javelin throw (2006, 2007, 2008) at the Italian Winter Throwing Championships
Progression
- 1996 - 68.34
- 1997 - 68.12
- 2002 - 78.69
- 2003 - 78.40
- 2004 - 79.34
- 2005 - 81.67
- 2006 - 79.70
- 2007 - 77.94
- 2008 - 74.76
See also
References
- ^ "LISTE ITALIANE ALL TIME" (PDF) (in Italian). fidal.it. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ^ "Consiglio federale" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ^ "MEDITERRANEAN GAMES". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
External links
- Francesco Pignata at World Athletics
- Francesco Pignata at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Francesco Pignata at Olympics.com
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- 1921–24: Carlo Clemente
- 1925: Giuseppe Palmieri
- 1926–27: Antonio Capecchi
- 1928: Alberto Dominutti
- 1929: Giuseppe Palmieri
- 1930–31: Alberto Dominutti
- 1932: Mario Agosti
- 1933: Luigi Spazzali
- 1934: Bruno Testa
- 1935–36: Mario Agosti
- 1937–38: Bruno Testa
- 1939: Raffaele Drei
- 1940–41: Bruno Rossi
- 1942: Amos Matteucci
- 1943: Raffaele Drei
- 1944: Not held
- 1945–46: Amos Matteucci
- 1947: Bruno Rossi
- 1948–52: Amos Matteucci
- 1953: Gianluigi Farina
- 1954: Francesco Ziggiotti
- 1955: Raffaele Bonaiuto
- 1956: Giovanni Lievore
- 1957: Carlo Lievore
- 1958: Giovanni Lievore
- 1959–61: Carlo Lievore
- 1962: Franco Radman
- 1963: Vanni Rodeghiero
- 1964: Carlo Lievore
- 1965–66: Vanni Rodeghiero
- 1967: Franco Radman
- 1968: Vanni Rodeghiero
- 1969: Carlo Lievore
- 1970–73: Renzo Cramerotti
- 1974: Vanni Rodeghiero
- 1975–77: Renzo Cramerotti
- 1978: Vanni Rodeghiero
- 1979: Vincenzo Marchetti
- 1980: Vanni Rodeghiero
- 1981–84: Agostino Ghesini
- 1985: Fabio Michielon
- 1986: Agostino Ghesini
- 1987–93: Fabio De Gaspari
- 1994: Carlo Sonego
- 1995: Ivan Soffiato
- 1996–97: Fabio De Gaspari
- 1998: Armin Kerer
- 1999: Carlo Sonego
- 2000: Armin Kerer
- 2001: Alberto Desiderio
- 2002: Paolo Valt
- 2003–06: Francesco Pignata
- 2007: Daniele Crivellaro
- 2008–10: Roberto Bertolini
- 2011: Leonardo Gottardo
- 2012: Giacomo Puccini
- 2013–14: Norbert Bonvecchio
- 2014: Roberto Bertolini
- 2016: Norbert Bonvecchio
- 2017–19: Mauro Fraresso
- 2020: Norbert Bonvecchio
- 2021: Roberto Orlando
- 2022: Roberto Orlando
- 2023: Roberto Orlando
- 2024: Giovanni Frattini