Nicola Vizzoni

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.

Nicola Vizzoni
Vizzoni at Moscow 2013.
Personal information
Nickname(s)Ilvizzo
NationalityItalian
Born (1973-11-04) 4 November 1973
Pietrasanta, Italy
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight126 kg (278 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)Hammer throw
ClubG.S. Fiamme Gialle
Retired2016
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 SydneyHammer throw
European Championships
2010 BarcelonaHammer throw
Summer Universiade
2001 BeijingHammer throw
Mediterranean Games
2001 RadèsHammer throw
2009 PescaraHammer throw
2013 MersinHammer 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 78.22 m 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]

YearTimeVenueDateWorld Rank
201375.03 Vila Real de S. António25 May
201276.42 Helsinki28 June
201180.29 Florence4 June7th
201079.12 Barcelona28 July6th
200979.74 Campi Bisenzio17 May6th
200878.79 Lucca10 June25th
200778.21 Albufeira26 May17th
200676.89 Faenza27 September
200574.82 Florence17 June
200476.95 Florence10 July
200377.69 Viareggio13 August
200278.80 Viareggio23 August
200180.50 Formia14 July13th
200079.64 Sydney24 September23rd
199979.59 Padua26 June17th
199877.89 Rome9 July
199777.10 San Marino17 May
199675.30 Pretoria1 January
199574.48 Pescara13 September
199471.78 Pescara18 June

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Italy
1991 European Junior Championships Thessaloniki, Greece 8th 62.20 m
1992 World Junior Championships Seoul, South Korea 5th 66.96 m
1995 Universiade Fukuoka, Japan 13th 70.70 m
1997 Mediterranean Games Bari, Italy 5th 74.86 m [5]
Universiade Catania, Italy 5th 75.12 m [6]
World Championships Athens, Greece 22nd 73.42 m
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 17th 74.65 m
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 7th 78.31 m
World Military Games Zagreb, Croatia 2nd 78.04 m
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 2nd 79.64 m
2001 Mediterranean Games Izmir, Tunisia 1st 78.48 m [5]
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 4th 80.13 m
World Military Championships Beirut, Lebanon 1st 77.93 m
Universiade Beijing, China 1st 78.41 m [6]
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 13th 77.57 m
World Military Championships Tivoli, Italy 1st 77.80 m
2003 European Cup Winter Throwing Gioia Tauro, Italy 1st 75.35 m
World Championships Paris, France 15th 75.76 m
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 10th 74.27 m
2005 Mediterranean Games Almeria, Spain 4th 73.64 m
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 25th 70.77 m
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 9th 76.55 m
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 16th 73.64 m
World Military Games Hyderabad, India 2nd 74.97 m
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, PR China 13th 75.01 m
2009 European Cup Winter Throwing Tenerife, Spain 3rd 78.51 m
Mediterranean Games Pescara, Italy 1st 75.92 m [5]
World Championships Berlin, Germany 9th 73.70 m
World Military Championships Sofia, Bulgaria 3rd 78.06 m
2010 European Cup Winter Throwing Arles, France 1st 76.63 m
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 2nd 79.12 m
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 8th 77.04 m
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 5th 75.13 m
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 8th 76.07 m
2013 Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 3rd 76.86 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 7th 77.61 m

Palmarès

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
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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

References
  1. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  2. Slovenia's Ratej provides big surprise at European Cup Winter Throwing. European Athletics (2010-03-21). Retrieved on 2010-03-23.
  3. "Coslovich-Vizzoni...throwing in love!". flickr.com. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  4. "Nicola Vizzoni - Top 25 Lists". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  5. "Mediterranean Games]". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  6. "Summer Universiade (,en)]". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  7. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  8. Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  9. Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana Vizzoni Sig. Nicola
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