Paolo Dal Soglio

Paolo Dal Soglio
Personal information
Nickname	Paolone
Nationality	Italian
Born	29 July 1970 (age 53); Schio, Italy
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	125 kg (276 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Shot put
Club	C.S. Carabinieri
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Shot put: 21.23 m (1996);
Medal record
European Indoor Championships
Summer Universiade
Mediterranean Games

Last updated March 26, 2024

Paolo Dal Soglio (born 29 July 1970 in Schio) is an Italian shot putter.

Biography

Best known for his gold medal at the 1996 European Indoor Championships and the fourth place at the 1996 Olympic Games. His personal best was 21.23 metres, achieved in September 1996 in Grosseto. In his career he won 26 times the national championships.^[2]

Progression

Year	Performance	Venue	Date	World Ranking
2012	19.10 m	Savona ^[3]	10-6-2012	106º ^[4]
2011	18.59 m	Cles	25-8-2011	133º
2010	18.29 m	Pergine Valsugana	10-7-2010	185º
2009	19.18 m	Pergine Valsugana	25-7-2009	90º
2008	19.38 m	Padova	31-8-2008	87º
2007	18.93 m	Palermo	30-9-2007	125º
2006	18.05 m	Modena	21-5-2006	200º
2005	18.66 m	Cesenatico	12-6-2005	137º
2004	20.19 m	Pergine Valsugana	23-7-2004	40º
2003	19.72 m	Padova	6-7-2003	51º
2002	20.86 m	Riese Pio X	22-9-2002	13º
2001	20.86 m	Cuneo	8-9-2001	11º
2000	20.75 m	Rieti	3-9-2000	14º
1999	20.41 m	Pretoria	29-1-1999	18º
1998	20.65 m	Borgo Valsugana	31-7-1998	11º
1997	20.69 m	Avezzano	24-8-1997	10º
1996	21.23 m	Grosseto	11-9-1996	4º
1995	20.57 m	Padova	16-7-1995	10º
1994	20.68 m	Modena	5-10-1994	8º
1993	20.43 m	Vicenza	3-4-1993	-
1992	19.76 m	Sheffield	5-6-1992	39º
1991	18.60 m	Ponzano Veneto	23-6-1991	82º
1990	18.48 m	Bologna	27-9-1990	102º
1989	18.23 m	Mestre	22-10-1989	-
1988	17.69 m	Vicenza	4-10-1988	-

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Italy
1988	World Junior Championships	Sudbury, Canada	14th (q)	Shot put	15.78 m
1988	World Junior Championships	Sudbury, Canada	15th (q)	Discus	48.12 m
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	5th	Shot put	19.74 m
	Universiade	Buffalo, United States	2nd	Shot put	19.64 m
	Mediterranean Games	Narbonne, France	1st	Shot put	20.22 m
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	8th	Shot put	19.15 m
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	7th	Shot put	19.44 m
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	9th	Shot put	19.38 m
1996	European Indoor Championships	Stockholm, Sweden	1st	Shot put	20.50 m
	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	4th	Shot put	20.74 m
	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Milan, Italy	3rd	Shot put	21.13 m
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	9th	Shot put	19.77 m
1997	Universiade	Catania, Italy	2nd	Shot put	20.01 m
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	5th	Shot put	20.50 m
1999	World Indoor Championships	Maebashi, Japan	6th	Shot put	20.10 m
1999	Military World Games	Zagreb, Croatia	1st	Shot put	20.39 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	19th (q)	Shot put	19.39 m
2001	World Indoor Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	5th	Shot put	20.17 m
	Mediterranean Games	Radès, Tunisia	2nd	Shot put	20.60 m
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	13th (q)	Shot put	19.80 m
(q) Indicates overall position in qualifying round

National titles

12 wins in shot put at the Italian Athletics Championships (1994/1996, 1998/2004, 2011–2012)^[5]
14 wins in shot put at the Italian Athletics Indoor Championships (1993/1994, 1996/2004, 2008/2009, 2012)^[6]

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References

↑ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
↑ "Assoluti lo sprint accende la prima giornata" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
↑ "Alloh 11.43 Bazzoni 52.80 a Savona" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
↑ "Top Lists - Shot put 2012". iaaf.org. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
↑ "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
↑ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 13 April 2012.

External links

Paolo Dal Soglio at World Athletics

Paolo Dal Soglio at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)

Paolo Dal Soglio at Olympedia

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[1] "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 6 January 2012.

[2] "Assoluti lo sprint accende la prima giornata" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 8 July 2012.

[3] "Alloh 11.43 Bazzoni 52.80 a Savona" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 11 June 2012.

[4] "Top Lists - Shot put 2012". iaaf.org. Retrieved 11 June 2012.

[5] "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 13 April 2012.

[6] "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 13 April 2012.

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