Diego Fortuna (born 14 February 1968) is a retired male

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiqui ...

er from

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Biography

He represented his native country in two consecutive

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...

(1996 and 2000). He won the men's discus throw event at the

2001 Mediterranean Games The XIV Mediterranean Games ( ar, ألعاب البحر الأبيض المتوسط 2001), commonly known as the 2001 Mediterranean Games, were the 14th Mediterranean Games held in Tunis, Tunisia, from 2-15 September 2001, where 2,991 athletes ( ...

, and set his personal best (64.69 m) on 24 June 2000 at a meet in

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Fortuna won 14 national championships at individual

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level. *

Italian Athletics Championships The Italian Athletics Championships ( it, Campionati italiani assoluti di atletica leggera) are the national championships in athletics, organised every year by the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera. The first edition, four races only, wa ...

**Discus throw: 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004 (8) *

Italian Winter Throwing Championships The Italian Athletics Championships ( it, Campionati italiani assoluti di atletica leggera) are the national championships in athletics, organised every year by the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera. The first edition, four races only, wa ...

**Discus throw: 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2008 (6)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fortuna, Diego 1968 births Living people Italian male discus throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Italy Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy Italian masters athletes Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2001 Mediterranean Games Universiade bronze medalists for Italy Sportspeople from Vicenza Athletics competitors of Centro Sportivo Carabinieri Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade 20th-century Italian people

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