Roberto Orlando (athlete)

Roberto Orlando

Personal information
National team	Italy (2 caps)
Born	(1995-08-05) 5 August 1995 (age 30) Battipaglia, Italy
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Javelin throw
Club	Atletica Virtus Lucca
Coached by	Elio Cannalonga
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Javelin throw: 80.35 m (2021)

Roberto Orlando (born 5 August 1995) is an Italian javelin thrower. ^[1]

Career

His personal best is of 80.35 m set in Rovereto on 26 June 2021. ^[2] He finished 4th at the 2021 European Athletics Team Championships in Chorzów, and won with his new personal best at the 2021 Italian Championships in Rovereto.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Rank	Event	Measure	Notes
2019	Universiade	Naples	9th	Javelin throw	74.76 m	PB
2021	European Team Championships (SL)	Chorzow	4th	Javelin throw	76.51 m

National titles

Orlando won two national championships at individual senior level. ^{[3] [4]}

• Italian Athletics Championships
  • Javelin throw: 2021
• Italian Winter Throwing Championships
  • Javelin throw: 2021

See also

• Italian all-time lists – Javelin throw

References

1. "Roberto Orlando - Biografia" (PDF) (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
2. "Dal Molin record italiano 13.27, Jacobs 10.01!" (in Italian). fidal.it. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
3. "TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2021" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
4. "Dal Molin record italiano 13.27, Jacobs 10.01!" (in Italian). fidal.it. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

External links

• Roberto Orlando at World Athletics
• Roberto Orlando at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
• Roberto Orlando vuole Tokio 2021 (in Italian)