Luciano Zerbini (born 16 February 1960) is an Italian retired Olympic
discus throw
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er and
shot put
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ter.
Biography
Born in
Lazise
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,
Verona
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, Zebrini represented Italy at two
Summer Olympics
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, starting in
1984
Events
January
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in
Los Angeles, California
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. There he ended up in 7th place in the Men's Discus Throw competition. Zebrini then competed for
Italy at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Italy competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 304 competitors, 228 men and 76 women, took part in 169 events in 26 sports.
Medalists
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Archery
In I ...
. 1993 doping case.
Personal bests
*Shot Put — 20.54 (1992)
*Discus Throw — 64.26 (1993)
See also
*
Italian all-time lists - Shot put
*
Italian all-time lists - Discus throw
References
External links
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1960 births
Living people
Italian male shot putters
Italian male discus throwers
Olympic athletes for Italy
Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Athletics competitors of Fiamme Oro
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Mediterranean Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1993 Mediterranean Games
World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
20th-century Italian people
Sportspeople from the Province of Verona