Agnese Maffeis (born 9 March 1965, in

Bergamo Bergamo ( , ; ) is a city in the Alps, alpine Lombardy region of northern Italy, approximately northeast of Milan, and about from the alpine lakes Lake Como, Como and Lake Iseo, Iseo and 70 km (43 mi) from Lake Garda, Garda and Lake ...

) is an Italian

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is a ...

er and

shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...

ter. She won six medals, at senior level, at the

International athletics competitions In the sport of athletics, international competitions between national teams can be distinguished into four main types: * Multi-sport events, commonly referred to as games, where athletics events form part of a wider sporting programme * World cham ...

. She has 73 caps in

national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...

from 1981 to 2003, second Italian athlete of all-time behind

Marisa Masullo Marisa Masullo (born 8 May 1959) is a former Italian athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres. Biography Masullo was born in Milan, Italy and competed for Italy at three Olympic Games, in Moscow 1980, Los Angeles 1984 a ...

that have 79 caps.

Biography

She finished twelfth at the 1989 World Indoor Championships and eighth at the 1997 World Championships. She also competed in the

1996 Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

, but failed to qualify from her pool. At the Mediterranean Games she won gold medals in

1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...

and

1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

and in discus in

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

and 1993. She won a silver medal in shot put in 1991 and in discus in

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

. Her personal best throw currently stands at 63.66 metres, achieved in June 1996 in

Milan Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...

. She is married to

Alessandro Andrei Alessandro Andrei (born 3 January 1959) is an Italian former shot putter. He was born in Florence. Biography Andrei threw with his right hand, using the glide technique (at time many elite-level shot putters had switched to the spin/rotation sty ...

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National titles

Agnese Maffeis has won 38 times the individual

national championship A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or competition, contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the be ...

(Italian all-time record-woman). *5 wins in the

(1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993) *14 wins in the

(1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004) *9 wins in the shot put indoor (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994) *10 wins in the discus throw at the

Italian Winter Throwing Championships The Italian Athletics Championships () are the national championships in athletics, organised every year by the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera. The first edition, four races only, was held in 1906 at Arena Civica in Milan, just after t ...

(1986, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maffeis, Agnese 1965 births Living people Italian female discus throwers Italian female shot putters Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Italy Athletes from Bergamo Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1993 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2001 Mediterranean Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Italian Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Italian sportswomen

Biography

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