Marco Bucci (29 November 1960 – 6 August 2013) was 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. He won one medal, at senior level, at the

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Biography

Bucci was born in

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. He won the

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three times. In 1980s, he had a rivalry with Marco Martino. In 1984, he was forced to forfeit prior to the qualification of the

at the

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because of a stretched pectoralis

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National records

* Discus throw: 66.96 m (

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, 30 June 1984) - holder to 28 May 1989

Achievements

Nationaltitles

*2 wins in

at the

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(1982, 1984) *1 win in discus throw at the Italian Winter Throwing Championships (1984)

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