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]
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Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||
Born | Montechiarugolo, Italy | May 4, 1959||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Javelin throw | ||||||||||||||||
Club | Iveco Torino | ||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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 |
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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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References
- "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - DONNE" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
- ""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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