Carolina Visca

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Carolina Visca
Personal information
Birth nameCarolina Giovanna Visca
National team Italian Team
Born (2000-05-31) 31 May 2000 (age 20)
Rome, Italy
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Javelin throw
Club G.S. Fiamme Gialle
Coached byAlberto Visca
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Javelin throw: 58.47 m (2019)
Medal record

Carolina Visca (born 31 May 2000) is an Italian female javelin thrower, born in Rome from Italian father (that is also her coach) and Colombian mother. [1] who won several medals at youth level (Under-18, Under-20, Under-23). [2]

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In September 2018 in Pescara she established her personal best with the measure of 57.93 m, which is a new Italian U20 record.

Biography

On 10 July 2018 she qualifies for the final of the javelin throw at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, with the second best measure among the participating athletes, behind teammate Sara Zabarino. [3] Than in final was 4th, just over a meter from the bronze medal and all the first three girls launched a measure lower than her season best. On 21 July 2019 she was qualified for the final with the second measure behind Julia Ulbricht. In the final became first yet from the second throw but in the last throw she take definitely the gold medal at European U20 championships in Borås. After only 1 week she take the U20NR with 58,47 and win the competition of Italian senior championship in Brixen.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventMeasureNotes
2015 European Youth Olympic Festival Flag of Georgia.svg Tbilisi 1stJavelin throw60.09 m CR [4]
2016 European U18 Championships Flag of Georgia.svg Tbilisi 2ndJavelin throw59.10 m [4]
2017 European U20 Championships Flag of Italy.svg Grosseto 2ndJavelin throw53.65 m
2018 Mediterranean U23 Championships Flag of Italy.svg Jesolo 2ndJavelin throw52.25 m
2019 European U20 Championships Flag of Sweden.svg Borås 1stJavelin throw56.48 m

Personal bests

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References

  1. "Carolina Visca Biografia" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 10 July 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. "CAROLINA VISCA - HONOURS". iaaf.org. Retrieved 10 July 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. "JAVELIN THROW WOMEN IAAF WORLD U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS TAMPERE 2018". iaaf.org. Retrieved 10 July 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. 1 2 The weight of javelin in U18 category is 500 g.