Francesco Pignata (born 14 February 1978) is a former

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er.

Biography

His personal best 81.67, set in 2005, is the second best measure of all-time in

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, after the national record of Carlo Sonego (84.60 m set in 1999). From 2 December 2012 Francesco Pignata is Federal Councillor of the

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(FIDAL), in the

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leaderships.

Achievements

National titles

He has won 7 times the individual

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. *4 wins in

Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...

(2003, 2004, 2005, 2006) *3 wins in Javelin throw (2006, 2007, 2008) at the

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 ...

Progression

*1996 - 68.34 *1997 - 68.12 *2002 - 78.69 *2003 - 78.40 *2004 - 79.34 *2005 - 81.67 *2006 - 79.70 *2007 - 77.94 *2008 - 74.76

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