Francesco Pignata

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| nationality = Italian

| sport = Athletics

| event = Javelin throw

| club = G.S. Fiamme Gialle

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| birth_place = Reggio Calabria, Italy

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Javelin throw: 81.67 m (2005)

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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).{{cite web|url=http://www.fidal.it/upload/files/Statistiche/alltimeoutdoor/italiaalltimeal4dicembre2012.pdf|title=LISTE ITALIANE ALL TIME|publisher=fidal.it|language=italian|date=5 December 2012|accessdate=28 March 2013}}

From 2 December 2012 Francesco Pignata is Federal Councillor of the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera (FIDAL), in the Alfio Giomi leaderships.{{cite web|url=http://www.fidal.it/content/Consiglio-Federale/50881|title=Consiglio federale|publisher=fidal.it|language=italian|accessdate=28 March 2013}}

Achievements

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colspan="6"\|Representing {{ITA}}
1996 \|World Junior Championships \|Sydney, Australia \|19th (q) \|Javelin \|61.74 m
1999 \|European U23 Championships \|Gothenburg, Sweden \|13th \|Javelin \|65.86 m
rowspan=2\|2005 \|Mediterranean Games \|Almeria, Spain \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|Javelin throw \|74.51 m {{cite web\|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/mg.htm\|title=MEDITERRANEAN GAMES\|publisher=gbrathletics.com\|accessdate=28 March 2013}}
World Championships \| Helsinki, Finland \|23rd \|Javelin throw \|72.17 m

colspan="6"|Representing {{ITA}}

1996

|World Junior Championships

|Sydney, Australia

|19th (q)

|Javelin

|61.74 m

1999

|European U23 Championships

|Gothenburg, Sweden

|13th

|Javelin

|65.86 m

rowspan=2|2005

|Mediterranean Games

|Almeria, Spain

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|Javelin throw

|74.51 m {{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/mg.htm|title=MEDITERRANEAN GAMES|publisher=gbrathletics.com|accessdate=28 March 2013}}

World Championships

| Helsinki, Finland

|23rd

|Javelin throw

|72.17 m

National titles

He has won 7 times the individual national championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CAMPIONI%20ITALIANI_UOMINI.pdf |title="CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012 |publisher=sportolimpico.it |accessdate=28 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121224064654/http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CAMPIONI%20ITALIANI_UOMINI.pdf |archivedate=24 December 2012 }}