Ottavia Cestonaro (born 12 January 1995) is an Italian

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er and

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er.

Biography

She has won five times her country's senior national championship, and ranked in the top 60, at 33rd place, on the

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world leading list at the end of the 2017 indoor season. She also won an individual gold medal at junior level at the

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held in

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. She is currently engaged to the

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player Marco Zanon.

Progression

;Triple jump outdoor ;Triple jump indoor

Achievements

National titles

She has won 8 times the individual

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. *

Italian Athletics Championships The Italian Athletics Championships () are the national championships in Athletics (sport), 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 ...

**Long jump (2023) **

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(2015, 2018, 2019, 2023) *

Italian Athletics Indoor Championships The Italian Athletics Indoor Championships () are the national championships in athletics of the indoor events, organised every year by the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera from 1970 (first edition was held in Genoa). Titles assigned conce ...

**Triple jump (

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) **

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(2016, 2017)

References

External links

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Ottavia Cestonaro
at the

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