Alberto Desiderio

Alberto Desiderio

Personal information
National team	Italy: 13 caps (1996-2004) [1]
Born	(1973-03-26) 26 March 1973 (age 52) Catania, Italy [1]
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Javelin throw
Club	Libertas Catania [1]
Retired	2006 [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]

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]

• Italian Athletics Championships
  • Javelin throw: 2001 (1)
• Italian Winter Throwing Championships
  • Javelin throw: 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003 (5)

See also

• Italian all-time top lists - Javelin throw

References

1. "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. "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.

External links

• Alberto Desiderio at World Athletics
• Alberto Desiderio at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)