Armando De Vincentiis (born 11 October 1943) is an Italian former

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Biography

De Vincentiis was born in

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. He has 48 caps in

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. In his career he participated in two editions of the

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Personal best

*Discus throw: 64,48 -

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, 27 May 1976

Achievements

National titles

*5 wins in

at the

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(1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981)

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