Nicola Vizzoni (born 4 November 1973 in
Pietrasanta
Pietrasanta is a town and ''comune'' on the coast of northern Tuscany in Italy, in the province of Lucca. Pietrasanta is part of Versilia, on the last foothills of the Apuan Alps, about north of Pisa. The town is located off the coast, where the ...
,
Province of Lucca
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It has an area of and a population of about 390,000. The province contains 33 ''comuni'' (: ''comune'').
Geography
Situated in northwester ...
) is a male
hammer throw
The hammer throw (HT for short) is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track-and-field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and Javelin throw, javelin.
The hammer used in this sport is not like any of the tools a ...
er from
Italy
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. He won the silver medal at the
2000 Summer Olympics
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and ten years later at the
2010 European Athletics Championships
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. His personal best throw is 80.50 metres, achieved in July 2001 in
Formia
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Mythology
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.
He has won 19 medals (8 gold, 8 silver, 3 bronze) at the
International athletics competitions
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* Multi-sport events, commonly referred to as games, where athletics events form part of a wider sporting programme
* World cham ...
. Vizzoni is the coach of the Italian national team for the hammer throw.
Biography
He made his first appearance at the
World Championships in Athletics
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in
1997
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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
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. He just missed out on the podium at the
2001 World Championships in Athletics
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, finishing fourth, but he gained regional honours with a gold at the
2001 Mediterranean Games
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and also won gold at the
Summer Universiade
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.
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
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. 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
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event.
He is engaged to former Italian
athlete
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Claudia Coslovich, national
record holder of the
javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown as far as possible. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's de ...
.
Progression
He finished the season 8 times in world ''top 25''.
Achievements
Palmarès
Nicola Vizzoni has been a finalist 10 times in his 17 appearances in the three major
International athletics competitions
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* Multi-sport events, commonly referred to as games, where athletics events form part of a wider sporting programme
* World cham ...
.
National titles
Nicola Vizzoni has won the individual
national championship
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28 times.
*14 wins in the
hammer throw
The hammer throw (HT for short) is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track-and-field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and Javelin throw, javelin.
The hammer used in this sport is not like any of the tools a ...
(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
Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana Vizzoni Sig. Nicola
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See also
* Athletes with most appearances at the World Championships
* Italian Athletics Championships – Multi winners
* Italy national athletics team – More caps
* Italian all-time top lists – Hammer throw
References
External links
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1973 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Pietrasanta
Italian male hammer throwers
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Italy
Olympic silver medalists for Italy
World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
Athletics competitors of Fiamme Gialle
European Athletics Championships medalists
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy
Athletes (track and field) at the 2001 Mediterranean Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
FISU World University Games gold medalists for Italy
Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade
Italian Athletics Championships winners
Athletes from Tuscany
Military World Games silver medalists for Italy
Military World Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
20th-century Italian sportsmen