Claudia Coslovich (born 26 April 1972 in
Trieste
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) is a former
Italian
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athlete who specialized in the
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 wom ...
.
Her personal best was 65.30 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Ljubljana. She is a member of the
Slovene ethnic minority of
Friuli - Venezia Giulia.
She is engaged to the hammer thrower
Nicola Vizzoni
Nicola Vizzoni (born 4 November 1973 in Pietrasanta, Province of Lucca) is a male hammer thrower from Italy. He won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics and ten years later at the 2010 European Athletics Championships. His personal best t ...
.
Achievements
National titles
She has won twenty individual
national championship
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titles, an Italian all-time record for a woman.
*13 wins in the
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 wom ...
(11 consecutively from 1993 to 2003 and 2007, 2008)
*7 wins in the javelin throw at the
Italian Winter Throwing Championships (1995, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007)
See also
*
Italian records in athletics
*
Italian all-time lists - Javelin throw
References
External links
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1972 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Trieste
Italian female javelin throwers
Olympic athletes for Italy
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
Italian Slovenes
Italian people of Slovenian descent
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy
Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2001 Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
Italian Athletics Championships winners