Nicola Vizzoni (born 4 November 1973 in Pietrasanta, Province of Lucca) is a male hammer thrower from Italy. He won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics and ten years later at the 2010 European Athletics Championships. His personal best throw is 80.50 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Formia.
Italian hammer thrower
Nicola Vizzoni
Vizzoni at Moscow 2013.
Personal information
Nickname(s)
Ilvizzo
Nationality
Italian
Born
(1973-11-04) 4 November 1973 (age48) Pietrasanta, Italy
Height
1.93m (6ft 4in)
Weight
126kg (278lb)
Sport
Country
Italy
Sport
Athletics
Event(s)
Hammer throw
Club
G.S. Fiamme Gialle
Retired
2016
Medal record
Event
1st
2nd
3rd
Olympic Games
0
1
0
European Championships
0
1
0
Summer Universiade
1
0
0
Mediterranean Games
2
0
1
World Military Games
0
2
0
World Military Championships
2
1
0
European Cup
1
3
1
European Cup Winter Throwing
2
0
1
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney
Hammer throw
European Championships
2010 Barcelona
Hammer throw
Summer Universiade
2001 Beijing
Hammer throw
Mediterranean Games
2001 Radès
Hammer throw
2009 Pescara
Hammer throw
2013 Mersin
Hammer throw
He has won 19 medals (8 gold, 8 silver, 3 bronze) at the International athletics competitions.[1]
Biography
He made his first appearance at the World Championships in Athletics in 1997 but he did not make the final. In 1999 he finished seventh in the hammer throw final and the next year he took the silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He just missed out on the podium at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics, finishing fourth, but he gained regional honours with a gold at the 2001 Mediterranean Games and also won gold at the Summer Universiade.
He competed at the following two Olympic Games in 2004 and 2008, but was some distance off winning another medal. He became the Mediterranean champion for a second time with a win at the 2009 Mediterranean Games. Vizzoni made a strong start to the 2010 season, throwing 78.22m early on and winning the gold at the 2010 European Cup Winter Throwing event.[2]
He is engaged to former Italian athlete Claudia Coslovich, national record holder of the javelin throw.[3]
Progression
He finished the season 8 times in world top 25.[4]
Nicola Vizzoni has been a finalist 10 times in his 17 appearances in the three major International athletics competitions.
Olympic Games
World Championships
European Championships
00
04
08
12
97
99
01
03
05
07
09
11
13
98
02
06
10
12
2
10
NF
8
NF
7
4
NF
NF
NF
9
8
7
NF
NF
9
2
5
National titles
Nicola Vizzoni has won the individual national championship 28 times.[7][8]
14 wins in the hammer throw (1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014)
14 wins in the hammer throw at the Italian Winter Throwing Championships (1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014)
Honours
Officer: Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana: 27 September 2004[9]
See also
Athletes with most appearances at the World Championships
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