Maria Tranchina

Maria Tranchina

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1968-02-10) 10 February 1968 (age 57) Palermo
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Shot put Hammer throw
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Shot Put: 17.04i (1995) Hammer throw: 61.41 m (1998)

Maria Tranchina (born 10 February 1968) is a former Italian female shot putter and hammer thrower, later became masters athlete. She won two gold medals at the 2007 World Masters Championships held in Riccione. ^[1]

Biography

She has won three national championships at senior level. ^[2] Her personal best 17.04 m, set in 1995, ranked in the top 60 on the IAAF indoor world lists at the end of the season. ^[3]

Achievements

Masters

Year	Competition	Venue	Event	Position	Measure	Notes
2007	World Masters Championships	Riccione	Hammer throw W35	1st	49.20 m
			Weight throw W35	1st	15.66 m	NR
			Shot put W35	2nd	13.33 m
			Pentathlon throw W35	2nd	3791 pts

Personal bests

• Shot put: 17.04 m ( Schio, 16 February 1995) ^[4]
• Hammer throw: 61.41 m ( Formia, 17 May 1998) ^[5]

National titles

• Italian Athletics Championships
  • shot put: 1995
  • hammer throw: 1997
• Italian Winter Throwing Championships
  • hammer throw: 1996

See also

• Italian all-time lists – shot put

References

1. "World Masters Championships 2007 Riccione - Javelin Throw W55" (PDF). european-masters-athletics.org. p. 2031. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
2. "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" – DONNE TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE – 1923-2016" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
3. "World Indoor Lists 1999". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2017. This is not 1995 (it there is not in internet archive), but in 1999, four year later, the measures over 17 metres was only 52
4. "LISTE ITALIANE ASSOLUTE INDOOR ALL-TIME (Aggiornamento al 2-3-2017)" (PDF). fidal.it. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
5. "LISTE ITALIANE ALL TIME al 25 giugno 2017" (PDF). fidal.it. Retrieved 18 September 2017.

External links

• Maria Tranchina at World Athletics
• Maria Tranchina at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
• Maria Tranchina at Masters Athletics