Marco Lingua

Marco Lingua
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1978-06-04) June 4, 1978
Castelrosso di Chivasso, Italy
Residence Tonengo
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Weight 94 kg (207 lb)
Sport
Country Italy Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Hammer throw
Club Marco Lingua 4ever
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Hammer throw: 79.97 m (2008)
Medal record
European Cup Winter Throwing
2008 Split Hammer throw
2009 Los Realejos Hammer throw
2016 Arad Hammer throw
World Military Championships
2009 Sofia Hammer throw

Marco Lingua (born 4 June 1978 in Chivasso, Piedmont) is an Italian hammer thrower.

Biography

He finished eleventh at the 2006 European Championships. He also competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. His personal best throw is 79.97 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Bydgoszcz. His use of five turns is quite unique among elite hammer throwing at present.

Progression

Year (age)PerformanceVenueDateWorld Ranking
2017 (39) 77.23 Italy Turin 07 MAY 13th
2016 (38) 76.03 Italy Boissano 28 SEP 30th
2015 (37) 78.29 United Kingdom Loughborough 18 JUL 8th
2014 (36) 74.00 Italy Marano 13 SEP 48th
2013 (35) 74.58 Puerto Rico Ponce 18 MAY 46th
2012 (34) 76.10 France Metz 07 JUN 47h
2011 (33) 76.12 Italy Turin 26 JUN 34th
2010 (32) 75.72 Italy Trento 24 APR 38th
2009 (31) 79.66 Spain Puerto de la Cruz 15 MAR 9th
2008 (30) 79.97 Poland Bydgoszcz 01 JUL 15th
2007 (29) 77.65 France Nice 28 APR 21st
2006 (28) 77.66 Italy Savona 11 MAY 25th
2005 (27) 76.07 Switzerland Genève 11 JUN 38th
2004 (26) 75.67 Italy Pavia 02 MAY 48th
2003 (25) 74.97 Switzerland Genève 14 JUN 51st
2002 (24) 75.19 Italy Benevento 26 MAY 46th
2001 (23) 74.40 Italy Rome 03 JUN 51st
2000 (22) 73.52 Italy Milan 07 SEP 74th
1999 (21) 76.72 Italy Macerata 09 OCT 40th
1998 (20) 73.38 Italy Macerata 10 OCT 72nd
1997 (19) 66.18 Italy Macerata 04 OCT 192nd

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position EventMeasure Notes
2006 European Championships Sweden Gothenburg 10th Hammer throw 73.73 m [1]
2008 European Cup Winter Throwing Croatia Split 1st Hammer throw 77.84 m
Olympic Games China Beijing Qual. Hammer throw NM
World Athletics Final Germany Stuttgart 6th Hammer throw 73.59 m [2]
2009 European Cup Winter Throwing Spain Los Realejos 2nd Hammer throw 79.66 m SB
World Military Championships Bulgaria Sofia 2nd Hammer throw 78.80 m
2012 European Championships Finland Helsinki 21st Hammer throw 71.07 m
2015 World Championships China Beijing 19th Hammer throw 72.85 m
2016 European Cup Winter Throwing Romania Arad 3rd Hammer throw 74.51 m
European Championships Netherlands Amsterdam 10th Hammer throw 70.00 m [3]
Olympic Games Brazil Rio de Janeiro Qual. Hammer throw NM
2017 World Championships United Kingdom London 10th Hammer throw 75.13 m

National championships

Marco Lingua has won 9 times the individual national championship.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ In qualifying he had launched a better measure of 74.69 m
  2. ↑ "Marco Lingua - Athlete Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 8 August 2017. 6th IAAF/VTB Bank World Athletics Final - 6th - 73.59 Stuttgart (Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion) - 14 SEP 2008
  3. ↑ He had throwed a better measure, 72.94 m, qualification
  4. ↑ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI 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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