Lorenzo Povegliano

{{Short description|Italian hammer thrower (born 1984)}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Lorenzo Povegliano

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| nationality = Italian

| sport = Athletics

| event = Hammer throw

| club = C.S. Carabinieri

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1984|11|11}}

| birth_place = Palmanova, Italy

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| height = 1.87 m

| weight = 102 kg

| pb = *Hammer throw:
79.08 m (2012)

| country = {{flagicon|ITA}} Italy

| medaltemplates = {{MedalCompetition|European Junior Championships}}

{{MedalGold|Tampere 2003|Hammer throw}}

{{MedalCompetition|Universiade}}

{{MedalBronze|Shenzhen 2011|Hammer throw}}

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Lorenzo Povegliano (born 11 November 1984, in Palmanova) is an Italian hammer thrower.

Biography

On 12 May 2012, in Codroipo, Povegliano threw the hammer 79.08 meters, which, in addition to being his personal best, was also the 4th best performance in the world this year, 5th best Italian performance of all time, and the standard A for the 2012 European Athletics Championships and 2012 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=http://www.fidal.it/content/Ciclone-Povegliano-martello-a-79-08/50374|title=Ciclone Povegliano martello a 79,08|publisher=fidal.it|language=italian|accessdate=14 May 2012}}

Personal best

  • Hammer throw: 79.08 m (Codroipo, 12 May 2012)

Achievements

{{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
colspan="6"|Representing {{ITA}}
2003

| align=left|European Junior Championships

| align=left|{{flagicon|FIN}} Tampere

| bgcolor=gold|1st

| Hammer throw (6 kg)

| 72.72 m File:Sport_records_icon_CR.svg

2005

| align=left|European U23 Championships

| align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Erfurt

| 4th

| Hammer throw

| 69.98 m{{cite web|url=http://www.european-athletics.org/files/results/2005/erfurt05_resmen.pdf|title=European Athletics U23 Championships - Erfurt, Germany, 14 - 17 July 2005|publisher=european-athletics.org|accessdate=14 May 2012}}

2007

| align=left|Universiade

| align=left|{{flagicon|THA}} Bangkok

| 6th

| Hammer throw

| 71.41 m

2011

| align=left|Universiade

| align=left|{{flagicon|CHN}} Shenzhen

| bgcolor=cc9966|3rd

| Hammer throw

| 73.39 m

2012

| align=left|Olympic Games

| align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}} London

| 27th (q)

| Hammer throw

| 71.55 m

National titles

See also

References

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