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Nationality | Italian | ||||||||
Born | Milan, Italy | 10 September 1985||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||
Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||||||||
Sport | |||||||||
Country | Italy | ||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||
Event | Javelin throw | ||||||||
Club | G.S. Fiamme Oro | ||||||||
Coached by | Cosimo Scaglione | ||||||||
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Personal best |
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Roberto Bertolini (born 10 September 1985) is a javelin thrower from Italy.
He won the javelin throwing competition in the Italian Athletics Championships of 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2015, and has represented his country many times internationally. He is now a javelin throw coach in Italy.
Bertolini won a total of four national titles during his career. He set his personal best (81.05 metres) on 18 June 2016 in Nembro and this is the third italian best performance of all-time. He has 5 caps in national team. [1]
Personal best
Year | Time | Venue | Date | World Rank | Note |
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2019 | 77.85 m | Lucca | 24 February | 5th | [2] |
2018 | 80.24 m | Trieste | 14 July | ||
2017 | 81.68 m | Nembro | 7 July | ||
2016 | 81.05 m | Nembro | 18 June | ||
2015 | 80.97 m | Genève | 6 June | ||
2014 | 77.23 m | Milan | 27 September | ||
2013 | 74.58 m | Ascoli Piceno | 27 April | ||
2012 | 74.35 m | Modena | 22 September | ||
2011 | 74.44 m | Milan | 18 September | ||
2009 | 74.48 m | Savona | 27 May | ||
2008 | 78.10 m | Nembro | 24 July |
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Measure | Notes |
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2008 | European Cup | Annecy | 4th | Javelin throw | 74.55 m | |
2009 | Mediterranean Games | Pescara | 9th | Javelin throw | 70.16 m | |
2011 | European Team Championships | Stockholm | 6th | Javelin throw | 72.07 m | SB |
2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam | 6th | Javelin throw | 75.75 m |
Roberto Bertolini has won 4 times for the individual national championships. [3]
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