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 throw is 80.50 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Formia.
He has won 19 medals (8 gold, 8 silver, 3 bronze) at the International athletics competitions. Vizzoni is the coach of the Italian national team for the hammer throw.
Biography He made his first appearance at the World Championships in Athletics in 1997 but he did not make the final. In 1999 he finished seventh in the hammer throw final and the next year he took the silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He just missed out on the podium at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics, finishing fourth, but he gained regional honours with a gold at the 2001 Mediterranean Games and also won gold at the Summer Universiade.
He competed at the following two Olympic Games in 2004 and 2008, but was some distance off winning another medal. He became the Mediterranean champion for a second time with a win at the 2009 Mediterranean Games. Vizzoni made a strong start to the 2010 season, throwing 78.22 m early on and winning the gold at the 2010 European Cup Winter Throwing event.. European Athletics (21 March 2010). Retrieved on 2010-03-23.
He is engaged to former Italian athlete Claudia Coslovich, national record holder of the javelin throw.
Progression He finished the season 8 times in world top 25.
YearTimeVenueDateWorld Rank2013 75.03 Vila Real de S. António 25 May 2012 76.42 Helsinki 28 June 2011 80.29 Florence 4 June 7th2010 79.12 Barcelona 28 July 6th2009 79.74 Campi Bisenzio 17 May 6th2008 78.79 Lucca 10 June 25th2007 78.21 Albufeira 26 May 17th2006 76.89 Faenza 27 September 2005 74.82 Florence 17 June 2004 76.95 Florence 10 July 2003 77.69 Viareggio 13 August 2002 78.80 Viareggio 23 August 2001 80.50 Formia 14 July 13th2000 79.64 Sydney 24 September 23rd1999 79.59 Padua 26 June 17th1998 77.89 Rome 9 July 1997 77.10 San Marino 17 May 1996 75.30 Pretoria 1 January 1995 74.48 Pescara 13 September 1994 71.78 Pescara 18 June
Achievements Representing 1991European Junior ChampionshipsThessaloniki, Greece8th62.20 m1992World Junior ChampionshipsSeoul, South Korea5th66.96 m 1995UniversiadeFukuoka, Japan13th70.70 m1997Mediterranean GamesBari, Italy5th74.86 mUniversiadeCatania, Italy5th75.12 mWorld ChampionshipsAthens, Greece22nd73.42 m 1998European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary17th74.65 m1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain 7th 78.31 mWorld Military Games Zagreb, Croatia 2nd78.04 m2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia 2nd79.64 m 2001Mediterranean Games İzmir, Tunisia 1st78.48 mWorld ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada4th80.13 mWorld Military Championships Beirut, Lebanon1st77.93 mUniversiade Beijing, China 1st78.41 m2002European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany13th77.57 m World Military Championships Tivoli, Italy1st77.80 m2003European Cup Winter Throwing Gioia Tauro, Italy 1st75.35 mWorld ChampionshipsParis, France15th75.76 m 2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece 10th74.27 m2005Mediterranean Games Almeria, Spain4th73.64 mWorld Championships Helsinki, Finland25th70.77 m2006European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden9th76.55 m2007World Championships Osaka, Japan16th73.64 mWorld Military Games Hyderabad, India 2nd74.97 m2008Olympic GamesBeijing, PR China13th75.01 m 2009European Cup Winter Throwing Tenerife, Spain3rd78.51 mMediterranean Games Pescara, Italy 1st75.92 mWorld ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany9th73.70 mWorld Military Championships Sofia, Bulgaria3rd78.06 m2010European Cup Winter Throwing Arles, France 1st76.63 m2010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain2nd79.12 m 2011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea8th77.04 m2012European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland5th75.13 mOlympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom8th76.07 m2013Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey3rd76.86 mWorld ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia7th77.61 m
Palmarès Nicola Vizzoni has been a finalist 10 times in his 17 appearances in the three major International athletics competitions. Olympic GamesWorld ChampionshipsEuropean Championships00 04 08 12 97 99 01 03 05 07 09 11 1398 02 06 10 12 2 10 8 74 98792 5
National titles Nicola Vizzoni has won the individual national championship 28 times. 14 wins in the hammer throw (1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014) 14 wins in the hammer throw at the Italian Winter Throwing Championships (1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014)
Honours Officer: Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana: 27 September 2004Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana Vizzoni Sig. Nicola
See also Athletes with most appearances at the World Championships Italian Athletics Championships – Multi winners Italy national athletics team – More caps Italian all-time top lists – Hammer throw
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