Diego Fortuna

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Diego Fortuna
Personal information
National team
C.S. Carabinieri
Retired2014
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • Discus throw: 64.69 (2000)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Summer Universiade
0 0 1
Mediterranean Games 1 1 0
Military World Games 1 0 1
World Military Championships 1 0 0
Total 3 1 2

Diego Fortuna (born 14 February 1968) is a retired male discus thrower from Italy.[2]

Biography

He represented his native country in two consecutive

Summer Olympics (1996 and 2000). He won the men's discus throw event at the 2001 Mediterranean Games, and set his personal best (64.69 m) on 24 June 2000 at a meet in Ravenna
.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Italy
1993 Universiade Buffalo, United States 15th (q) 53.58 m
1994 European Championships
Helsinki, Finland
19th (q) 55.70 m
1995 World Championships
Gothenburg, Sweden
21st (q) 58.74 m
Universiade
Fukuoka, Japan
3rd 61.16 m
1996 Olympic Games
Atlanta, United States
19th (q) 60.08 m
1997 Mediterranean Games
Bari, Italy
2nd 59.90 m
World Championships
Athens, Greece
19th (q) 60.06 m
1998 European Championships
Budapest, Hungary
5th 64.26 m
1999 World Championships
Seville, Spain
26th (q) 58.52 m
2000 Olympic Games
Sydney, Australia
14th (q) 62.24 m
2001 Mediterranean Games Radès, Tunisia 1st 64.40 m
2002 European Championships
Munich, Germany
16th (q) 60.04 m
2003 World Championships
Paris, France
14th (q) 61.46 m

National titles

Fortuna won 14 national championships at individual

  • Italian Athletics Championships
    • Discus throw: 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004 (8)
  • Italian Winter Throwing Championships
    • Discus throw: 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2008 (6)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010" (PDF) (in Italian). asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Diego Fortuna - Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  3. ^ "TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2014" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

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