Fausta Quintavalla

Fausta Quintavalla (born May 4, 1959 in Montechiarugolo, Parma) is a former javelin thrower from Italy. She won three medals, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions.[1]

Fausta Quintavalla
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1959-05-04) May 4, 1959
Montechiarugolo, Italy
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)Javelin throw
ClubIveco Torino
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Javelin throw: 67.20 m (1983)
Medal record
Universiade
1983 EdmontonJavelin throw
Mediterranean Games
1979 SplitJavelin throw
1983 CasablancaJavelin throw

Biography

Quintavalla set her personal best in 1983, throwing 67.20 metres. She competed for her native country twice at the Summer Olympics (1980 and 1984). Her best Olympic finish was the twelfth place in Moscow, USSR (1980). She has 41 caps in national team from 1976 to 1991.[2]

Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Notes
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 15th 59.34 m
World Student Games Edmonton, Canada 2nd 63.06 m
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 15th 57.66 m

National titles

Fausta Quintavalla has won 8 times consecutively the individual national championship.[3]

  • 8 wins in javelin throw (1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990)
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See also

References
  1. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - DONNE" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  2. Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  3. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANE SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
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