Norbert Bonvecchio

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Norbert Bonvecchio
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Personal information
Born (1985-08-15) 15 August 1985 (age 39)
Trento
Education University of L'Aquila [1]
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Javelin throw
ClubAtletica Trento
Coached bySergio Bonvecchio [2]

Norbert Bonvecchio (born 14 August 1985) is an Italian athlete specialising in the javelin throw. [3] Earlier in his career, he competed in the high jump. [4]

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His personal best in the event is 80.37 metres, set in Braunschweig in 2014.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
2013 Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 6thJavelin throw 72.55 m
Universiade Kazan, Russia 9thJavelin throw 75.28 m
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 30th (q)Javelin throw 69.38 m
2016 European Cup Winter Throwing Arad, Romania 2ndJavelin throw76.66 m
European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 24th (q)Javelin throw 75.75 m

Seasonal bests by year

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