Paola Padovan (born 4 December 1995) is an Italian javelin thrower who won five national titles at senior level.
Biography She graduated in architecture, an academic title obtained from the Iuav University of Venice.
Career On 13 April 2025, after almost seven years, Padovan improved her previous personal best by more than two meters, with a distance of 59.25 m in a regional competition in Treviso. Because the competition was not included in the official European Athletics/World Athletics "global calendar", this performance is not recognised by World Athletics, which lists her 58.91 m for seventh in the 2026 European Athletics Championships as her best. Her 59.25 m throw ranks her fourth-best Italian all-time in the javelin throw, which would also be the case for her 58.91 m.
Achievements Year Competition Venue Rank EventMeasureNotes2017European Team Championships Lille7thJavelin throw55.45 m2026European Throwing Cup Nicosia3rdJavelin throw58.69 mEuropean Championships Birmingham7thJavelin throw58.91 m
National titles She won five national championships at senior level.
Italian Athletics Championships Javelin throw: 2022, 2026 (2) Italian Winter Throwing Championships Javelin throw: 2024, 2025, 2026 (3)
See also Italian all-time lists - Javelin throw
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