Nicola Vizzoni

Nicola Vizzoni

Vizzoni at Moscow 2013.
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Ilvizzo
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1973-11-04) 4 November 1973 (age 43) Pietrasanta, Italy
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	126 kg (278 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Hammer throw
Club	G.S. Fiamme Gialle
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 1 0 European Championships 0 1 0 Summer Universiade 1 0 0 Mediterranean Games 2 0 1 World Military Games 0 2 0 World Military Championships 2 1 0 European Cup 1 3 1 European Cup Winter Throwing 2 0 1 Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Hammer throw European Championships 2010 Barcelona Hammer throw Summer Universiade 2001 Beijing Hammer throw Mediterranean Games 2001 Radès Hammer throw 2009 Pescara Hammer throw 2013 Mersin Hammer throw

Nicola Vizzoni (born 4 November 1973 in Pietrasanta, Province of Lucca) is a male hammer thrower from Italy. He won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics and ten years later at the 2010 European Athletics Championships. His personal best throw is 80.50 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Formia.

To 12 August 2013 he has won 19 medals (8 gold, 8 silver, 3 bronze) at the International athletics competitions.

He made his first appearance at the World Championships in Athletics in 1997 but he did not make the final. In 1999 he finished seventh in the hammer throw final and the next year he took the silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He just missed out on the podium at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics, finishing fourth, but he gained regional honours with a gold at the 2001 Mediterranean Games and also won gold at the Summer Universiade.

He competed at the following two Olympic Games in 2004 and 2008, but was some distance off winning another medal. He became the Mediterranean champion for a second time with a win at the 2009 Mediterranean Games. Vizzoni made a strong start to the 2010 season, throwing 78.22 m early on and winning the gold at the 2010 European Cup Winter Throwing event.

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