The discus throw, also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an ancient sport, as demonstrated by the fifth-century-BC Myron statue Discobolus. Although not part of the current pentathlon, it was one of the events of the ancient Greek pentathlon, which can be dated back to at least 708 BC, and it is part of the modern decathlon.
The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the shot—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival (1896), and women's competition began in 1948.
The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first recorded event at the ancient Olympic Games. The 200 m places more emphasis on speed endurance than shorter sprint distances as athletes predominantly rely on anaerobic energy system during the 200 m sprint. Similarly to other sprint distances, the 200 m begins from the starting blocks. When the sprinters adopt the 'set' position in the blocks they are able to adopt a more efficient starting posture and isometrically preload their muscles. This enables them to stride forwards more powerfully when the race begins and start faster.
Diego Fortuna is a retired male discus thrower from Italy.
Sandra Perković is a Croatian discus thrower. She is a two-time Olympic and world champion and a record six-time European champion which no other female athlete achieved. She is also a six-time Diamond League winner, prevailing in 45 circuit's meetings.
Roberta Bruni is an Italian pole vaulter. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Pole vault.
Julian Edward Wruck is an Australian discus thrower and Olympic athlete. His personal best to date is 68.16m which places him as the Number 2 athlete on the All Time List of Australian discus throwers.
Giovanni Faloci is an Italian discus thrower. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Discus throw.
Ryan Crouser is an American shot putter and discus thrower. He is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and Olympic record holder. Crouser is the current world record holder in the shot put, both indoor and outdoor. On June 18, 2021, at the U.S. Olympic Trials he threw 23.37 m on his fourth attempt to beat Randy Barnes's 31-year-old record of 23.12 m by almost 10 inches (25 cm). As of September 2022, Crouser has thrown 8 of the 12 longest shot puts of all time outdoors.
Stefania Strumillo is an Italian athlete specialising in the discus throw.
Sara Fantini is an Italian female hammer thrower. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Hammer throw.
Valeria Canella is a former Italian long jump, who was four-time national champion at senior level.
Cristiano Andrei is a former Italian discus thrower.
Nazzareno Di Marco is an Italian discus thrower.
Maria Stella Masocco is a former Italian discus thrower and shot putter.
Alberto Desiserio is a former Italian javelin thrower.
Carlo Arrighi is an Italian long jumper who was a three-time finalist at the European Championships.
Connor Bell is New Zealand field athlete. He represented his country at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, and is a two-time national champion in the discus throw.
Catalin Tecuceanu, is a Romanian born Italian middle-distance runner.
