Marco Lingua

Franco Leccese
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1978-06-04) June 4, 1978
Castelrosso di Chivasso, Italy
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 12 in)
Weight 94 kg (207 lb)
Sport
Country Italy Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Hammer throw
Club G.S. Fiamme Gialle
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Hammer throw: 79.97 m (2008)

Marco Lingua (born 4 June 1978 in Chivasso, Piedmont) is an Italian hammer thrower.

Biography

He finished eleventh at the 2006 European Championships. He also competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. His personal best throw is 79.97 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Bydgoszcz. His use of five turns is quite unique among elite hammer throwing at present.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Italy
1999 European U23 Championships Göteborg, Sweden 15th (q) 66.62 m
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, PR China NM

National championships

Marco Lingua has won 3 times the individual national championship.[1]

See also

  1. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 7 November 2012.

References

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