Pablo Pietrobelli

Pablo Pietrobelli
Personal information
Full name Pablo Andrés Pietrobelli
Nationality  Argentina
Born (1980-06-14) 14 June 1980
Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) Javelin throw: 79.45 m (2007)

Pablo Andrés Pietrobelli (born June 14, 1980 in Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine javelin thrower.[1] He won the bronze medal for his category at the 2006 Ibero-American Championships in Ponce, Puerto Rico, with a throw of 72.50 metres.[2] In 2007, he set both his personal best throw and a national record of 79.45 metres by winning the gold medal at the South American Grand Prix in Bogota, Colombia.[3]

Pietrobelli represented Argentina at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's javelin throw. He placed thirty-fourth overall in the qualifying rounds, with a throw of 69.09 metres, failing to advance into the final.[4]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Argentina
1997 South American Junior Championships San Carlos, Uruguay 4th Javelin throw 58.04 m
1998 South American Junior Championships Córdoba, Argentina 7th Javelin throw 55.76 m
1999 Pan American Junior Championships Tampa, United States 4th Javelin throw 64.19 m
South American Junior Championships Concepción, Chile 3rd Javelin throw 63.13 m
2001 South American Championships Manaus, Brazil 5th Javelin throw 68.64 m
2002 Ibero-American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 6th Javelin throw 67.66 m
2003 South American Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 8th Javelin throw 66.97 m
2005 South American Championships Cali, Colombia 5th Javelin throw 68.48 m
2006 Ibero-American Championships Ponce, Puerto Rico 3rd Javelin throw 72.50 m
South American Championships Tunja, Colombia 4th Javelin throw 75.06 m
2007 South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 1st Javelin throw 76.52 m
Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6th Javelin throw 70.62 m
World Championships Osaka, Japan 26th (q) Javelin throw 74.81 m
2008 Ibero-American Championships Iquique, Chile 6th Javelin throw 69.93 m
Olympic Games Beijing, China 34th (q) Javelin throw 69.09 m

References

  1. ↑ "Pablo Pietrobelli". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Brasil ganha cinco ouros no atletismo em Porto Rico" [Brazil wins five gold medals in athletics in Puerto Rico] (in Portuguese). Terra. 27 May 2006. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Pablo Pietrobelli – En lo mas álto de Sudamerica" [Pablo Pietrobelli – At the top of South America] (in Spanish). Atletismo Bahiense. 3 July 2007. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Men's Javelin Throw Qualifying Rounds". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 23 December 2012.

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