Zane Weir

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Zane Weir
Personal information
NationalitySouth African and Italian
Born (1995-09-07) 7 September 1995 (age 29)
Amanzimtoti, South Africa [1]
Sport
Country Italy (2021- )
Sport Athletics
Event Shot put
Club
Coached by Paolo Dal Soglio [3]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Shot put outdoor: 22.44 m (2023)
  • Shot put indoor: 22.06 m (2023) NR
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Istanbul Shot put
European Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Shot put
European Throwing Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Leiria Shot put
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Leiria Shot put

Zane Weir (born 7 September 1995) is an Italian shot putter of South African descent. He has represented Italy since February 2020, [4] and competed for them at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [5] He won gold at the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships.

Contents

Biography

Early and personal life

Weir was born and raised in Amanzimtoti, South Africa. He studied at Westville Boys' High School and the University of Cape Town. A South African with Italian heritage, Weir said it was his having listened to his grandfather Mario's sporting tales of his time in Italy, [3] that made him decide to represent Italy after completing his degree in finance and accounting. His grandfather had been a keen sportsman. [6]

Career

2021

He produced a personal best of 21.11 m in February 2021 – 1 cm over the qualifying mark to book his spot for the trip to Japan and the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics. [7] [1]

In May 2021, at the Diamond League Meeting in Doha he finished 5th. [8]

In the delayed 2020 Olympic Games held in Tokyo in 2021, he placed 5th overall in the Qualification round on August 3, 2021, after finishing 3rd in group B with a personal best toss of 21.25. Two days later, he placed again 5th in the Olympic final, with a new PB of 21.41.

He produced another new personal best on September 5, 2021, at the Meeting Città di Padova in Italy with a mark of 21.63 m, [9] improving his personal best from Tokyo 2020 by 22 centimeters, [10] improved again in Caorle on 19 September, to bring it to 21.66 m.

He improved his personal record on March 13, 2022 at the 2022 European Throwing Cup, in Leiria with a mark of 21.99 m, winning the competition.

2023: European Indoor champion

Weir broke the Italian indoor national record on the way to throwing 22.06 and winning gold at the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul, on March 3, 2023. [11]

He was selected for the shot put competition at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, where he qualified for the final. [12]

He improved his personal record on September 3, 2023 at the Meeting Città di Padova with a mark of 22.44 m. [13]

2024

In February 2024, he won the Italian indoor national title with a throw of 21.69m. [14] He competed in the shot put at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024, placing eleventh in the final. [15]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventMeasureNotes
2021 Olympic Games Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo 5thShot put 21.41 m PB
2022 World Indoor Championships Flag of Serbia.svg Belgrade 6thShot put 21.67 m
European Throwing Cup Flag of Portugal.svg Leiria 1stShot put21.99 m CR PB
2023 European Indoor Championships Flag of Turkey.svg Istanbul 1stShot put 22.06 m NR EL
European Throwing Cup Flag of Portugal.svg Leiria 3rdShot put20.98 m

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