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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | 5 November 1977 Trieste, Italy |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Javelin throw |
| Club | CUS Trieste |
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Elisabetta Marin (born 5 November 1977) is a female javelin thrower from Italy.
Her personal best throw is 61.77 metres, achieved in June 2004 in Gorizia.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 6th | 60.12 m |
| 2003 | Universiade | Daegu, South Korea | 9th | 53.17 m |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 30th (q) | 56.34 m |
Elisabetta Marin has won 8 times consecutively the individual national championship. [1]
Theresa Ione Sanderson is a British former javelin thrower. She appeared in every Summer Olympics from 1976 to 1996, winning the gold medal in the javelin throw at the 1984 Olympics. She was the second track and field athlete to compete at six Olympics, and the first Black British woman to win an Olympic gold medal.
Andreas Thorkildsen is a retired Norwegian track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He was the Olympic Champion in 2004 and 2008, European Champion in 2006 and 2010, and World Champion in 2009. He is the first male javelin thrower in history to simultaneously be European, World and Olympic Champion. He was also a three-time silver medalist at the World Championships, placing second in 2005, 2007 and 2011. His personal best of 91.59 m, set in 2006, is the Norwegian record.
Tero Kristian Pitkämäki is a Finnish retired track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He is a World Champion, having won gold in 2007. His personal best throw of 91.53 m, set in 2005, ranks him eleventh on the overall list.
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