| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | 13 May 1903 Verona |
| Died | 15 October 1971 (aged 68) Verona |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Shot put Discus throw Combined events |
Albino Pighi (13 May 1903 - 15 October 1971) was an Italian shot putter. discus thrower and pentathlete who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics. [1] [2]
He won twelve times the national championships at senior level. [3]
Lillian Copeland was an American track and field Olympic champion athlete, who excelled in discus, javelin throwing, and shot put, setting multiple world records. She has been called "the most successful female discus thrower in U.S. history". She also held multiple titles in shot put and javelin throwing. She won a silver medal in discus at the 1928 Summer Olympics, a gold medal in discus at the 1932 Summer Olympics, and gold medals in discus, javelin, and shot put at the 1935 Maccabiah Games in Mandatory Palestine.
Paavo Ilmari Yrjölä, also known as the Bear of Hämeenkyrö, was a Finnish track and field athlete who won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 1928 Summer Olympics. He also competed in shot put and high jump at the same Games, and in decathlon in 1924 and 1932, but less successfully.
Lemuel Clarence "Bud" Houser was an American field athlete. He won Olympic gold medals in the discus throw in 1924 and 1928 and in the shot put in 1924.
Ketil Askildt was a Norwegian discus thrower.
The men's discus throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Sunday, July 13, 1924. 32 discus throwers from 18 nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation was 4. The event was won by Bud Houser of the United States, the nation's fourth victory in the men's discus throw ; the Americans had medalled in each of the Olympic discus throw events to date. Houser had also won the shot put. Vilho Niittymaa took silver, keeping Finland on the podium in the event for the third straight Games. Thomas Lieb gave the United States its second discus throw medal of 1924, with his bronze.
The men's discus throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Wednesday, August 1, 1928. Thirty-four discus throwers from 19 nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation was 4. The event was won by Bud Houser, the second man to successfully defend Olympic gold in the discus throw. It was the fifth American victory in the event. As in 1924, silver went to Finland and bronze to the United States.
Ljubica Gabrić-Calvesi, known as Gabre Gabric, was an Italian track and field athlete who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics and in the 1948 Summer Olympics. Her best discus throw was 43.35 m (1939).
Lilli Henoch was a German track and field athlete who set four world records and won 10 German national championships, in four different disciplines.
Jacques Marie Lucien Raoul Simonpaoli was a French athlete, boxer, wrestler, rower and actor. Aged 12, he served as a coxswain in the French coxed pair and won a bronze medal at the 1900 Summer Olympics. He competed in the shot put, his favourite event, at the 1912, 1920, 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics with the best result of ninth place in 1924. In 1912 he also took part in the Greco-Roman wrestling contest and served as the Olympic flag bearer for France, and in 1928 he finished 29th in the discus throw.
Luigi Facelli was an Italian hurdler. He was born in Acqui Terme, in Piedmont, and died in Milan at the age of 92.
Alexander Melei Rose is a Samoan-American athlete, competing primarily in the discus throw and occasionally in the shot put and the hammer throw. He represented Samoa at the 2016 Olympics, and 2020 Summer Olympics, as well as the Commonwealth Games and Pacific Games.
Giuseppe Tugnoli was an Italian champion in the discus throw, javelin throw and shot put. He competed in the shot put at the 1920 Summer Olympics and placed 14th.
Lucienne Velu-Chapillon, Mrs Odoul was a French athlete and basketball player. She was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2011. She was born Paris and died in Quincy-sous-Senart.
Angelo Davoli was an Italian middle-distance runner who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
Giuseppe Palmieri was an Italian high jumper and javelin thrower who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics, than he was also basketball player and coach.
Armando Poggioli was an Italian discus thrower and hammer thrower who competed at the 1924, 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics.
Camillo Zemi was an Italian discus thrower and hammer thrower who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics, and at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Virgilio Tommasi was an Italian long jumper who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was the brother of the other Olympic athlete Angelo Tommasi.
Piera, better known Pierina Borsani was an Italian basketball player and athlete who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in discus throw.
Andreina Sacco was an Italian multifaceted athlete.
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