Angiolo Profeti

Angiolo Profeti (Castelfiorentino, 23 May 1918 – Ferrara, 1981), was an Italian shot putter and discus thrower.

Angiolo Profeti

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1918-05-23)23 May 1918 Castelfiorentino, Italy
Died	1981 Ferrara, Italy
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	108 kg (238 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Shot put Discus throw
Club	Giglio Rosso Firenze
Retired	1954
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Shot put: 15.42 m (1952)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Italy European Championships 1950 Brussels Shot put Mediterranean Games 1949 Istanbul Shot put 1949 Istanbul Discus throw 1951 Alexandria Shot put

Biography

Profeti has 26 caps in Italy national athletics team.[1] In his career, he participated in an edition of the Olympic Games and won 15 national championships in discus throw,[2] and its record for speciality ex aequo with Adolfo Consolini.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Notes
1950	European Championships	Brussels	2nd	Shot put	15.16 m	[3]
1951	Mediterranean Games	Alexandria	2nd	Shot put	15.02 m
1952	Olympic Games	Helsinki	12th	Shot put	14.74 m

National tiles

• 15 wins in shot put at the Italian Athletics Championships (1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954)
• 1 win in discus throw at the Italian Athletics Championships (1950)

References

1. "La squadra nazionale" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
2. "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
3. "EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 12 April 2012.

External links

• Angiolo Profeti at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)