Angiolo Profeti (23 May 1918 – 28 April 1981), was an Italian

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

ter and discus thrower.

Biography

Profeti has 26 caps in Italy national athletics team. In his career, he participated in an edition of the

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and won 15

national championships A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or 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 best team, indi ...

in discus throw, and its record for speciality ex aequo with

Adolfo Consolini Adolfo Consolini (5 January 1917 – 20 December 1969) was an Italian discus thrower. He competed at the 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and finished in 1st, 2nd, 6th and 17 place, respectively. While winning the gold medal in 1948 he set an O ...

Achievements

National titles

*15 wins in

at the Italian Athletics Championships (1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954) *1 win in discus throw at the Italian Athletics Championships (1950)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Profeti, Angiolo 1918 births 1981 deaths People from Castelfiorentino Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Florence Italian male discus throwers Olympic athletes of Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics European Athletics Championships medalists Italian male shot putters Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Italian Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Italian people