Paolo Dal Soglio (born 29 July 1970 in Schio) is an Italian shot putter.
At all 2012 season he won 15 medals (6 gold, 6 silver, 3 bronze) at the International athletics competitions.
Biography Best known for his gold medal at the 1996 European Indoor Championships and the fourth place at the 1996 Olympic Games. His personal best was 21.23 metres, achieved in September 1996 in Grosseto. In his career he won 26 times the national championships.
Progression YearPerformanceVenueDateWorld Ranking2012 19.10 m Savona10-6-2012 106º201118.59 m Cles25-8-2011133º201018.29 m Pergine Valsugana10-7-2010185º200919.18 m Pergine Valsugana25-7-200990º200819.38 m Padua31-8-200887º200718.93 m Palermo30-9-2007125º200618.05 m Modena21-5-2006200º200518.66 m Cesenatico12-6-2005137º200420.19 m Pergine Valsugana23-7-200440º200319.72 m Padua6-7-200351º200220.86 m Riese Pio X22-9-200213º200120.86 m Cuneo8-9-200111º200020.75 m Rieti3-9-200014º199920.41 m Pretoria29-1-199918º199820.65 m Borgo Valsugana31-7-199811º199720.69 m Avezzano24-8-199710º199621.23 m Grosseto11-9-19964º199520.57 m Padua16-7-199510º199420.68 m Modena5-10-19948º199320.43 m Vicenza3-4-1993-199219.76 m Sheffield5-6-199239º199118.60 m Ponzano Veneto23-6-199182º199018.48 m Bologna27-9-1990102º198918.23 m Mestre22-10-1989-198817.69 m Vicenza4-10-1988-
Achievements Representing 1988World Junior ChampionshipsSudbury, Canada14th (q)Shot put15.78 m15th (q)Discus48.12 m1993World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada5thShot put19.74 mUniversiade Buffalo, United States 2ndShot put19.64 mMediterranean Games Narbonne, France 1stShot put20.22 m1994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland8thShot put19.15 m1995World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain7thShot put19.44 mWorld Championships Gothenburg, Sweden9thShot put19.38 m1996European Indoor Championships Stockholm, Sweden 1stShot put20.50 mOlympic Games Atlanta, United States4thShot put20.74 mIAAF Grand Prix FinalMilan, Italy 3rdShot put21.13 m1997World Championships Athens, Greece9thShot put19.77 mUniversiade Catania, Italy 2ndShot put20.01 m1998European Championships Budapest, Hungary5thShot put20.50 m1999World Indoor Championships Maebashi, Japan6thShot put20.10 mMilitary World Games Zagreb, Croatia 1stShot put20.39 m 2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia19th (q)Shot put19.39 m2001World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal5thShot put20.17 mMediterranean Games Radès, Tunisia 2ndShot put20.60 mWorld Championships Edmonton, Canada13th (q)Shot put19.80 m(q) Indicates overall position in qualifying round
National titles 12 wins in shot put at the Italian Athletics Championships (1994/1996, 1998/2004, 2011–2012) 14 wins in shot put at the Italian Athletics Indoor Championships (1993/1994, 1996/2004, 2008/2009, 2012)
See also Italian Athletics Championships - Multi winners Italy national athletics team - More caps List of Italian records in masters athletics
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