Nicholas James "Nick" Ponzio (born 4 January 1995) is an American-born Italian shot putter. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Ponzio received an eighteen month competition ban to run from February 2023 to August 2024 for a whereabouts rules violation, although he never tested positive for drug use, he was given the ban for failing to update his whereabouts while competing in Europe.
Career Nick Ponzio obtained Italian citizenship on June 15 and the process for the recognition of eligibility to wear the azzurro jersey, at 27 June 2021, day after he won his first Italian national title was underway. On 29 June 2021, World Athletics gave him clearance from 15 June to qualify him for 2020 OlympicsELIGIBILITY: USA until 14 JUN 2021 – eligible to represent ITA in National Representative Competitions (see World Athletics Eligibility to Represent a Member Rule 1.2.1 d) from 15 JUN 2021.
Personal bests Shot put: 21.83 m (Leiria, Portugal 13 March 2022)
Achievements Year Competition Venue Rank EventMeasureNotes 2021Olympic Games Tokyo Shot put 20.80 m2022European Throwing Cup Leiria2nd Shot put 21.83 m World Indoor Championships Belgrade 7th Shot put 21.30 m World Championships Eugene 9th Shot put 20.81 m European Championships Munich 4th Shot put 20.98 m
National titles Ponzio won three national championship at individual senior level.
Italian Athletics Championships Shot put: 2021, 2022 Italian Athletics Indoor Championships Shot put: 2022
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