Alberto Desiderio

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Alberto Desiderio
Personal information
National team Italy: 13 caps (1996-2004) [1]
Born (1973-03-26) 26 March 1973 (age 51)
Catania, Italy [1]
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Javelin throw
ClubLibertas Catania [1]
Retired2006 [2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • Javelin throw: 80.80 m (2001)

Alberto Desiderio (born 26 March 1973) is a former Italian javelin thrower. [2]

Contents

His personal bests, 80.80 m set in 2001, at the end of the 2020 outdoor season is still the 5th best all-time performance of the Italian lists and in that year it was also the 46th best result in the world top-lists. [3]

National titles

Desiderio won six national championships at individual senior level. [4]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "Alberto Desiderio - Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  3. "Senior Outdoor 2001 - Javelin Throw Men". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  4. "TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2014" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 14 April 2021.