Diego Fortuna

Diego Fortuna (born 14 February 1968 in Vicenza) is a retired male discus thrower from Italy.

Biography

He represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics (1996 and 2000). He won the men's discus throw event at the 2001 Mediterranean Games, and set his personal best (64.69 m) on 24 June 2000 at a meet in Ravenna.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Italy
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	19th (q)	55.70 m
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	21st (q)	58.74 m
	Universiade	Fukuoka, Japan	3rd	61.16 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	19th (q)	60.08 m
1997	Mediterranean Games	Bari, Italy	2nd	59.90 m
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	19th (q)	60.06 m
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	5th	64.26 m
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	26th (q)	58.52 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	14th (q)	62.24 m
2001	Mediterranean Games	Radès, Tunisia	1st	64.40 m
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	16th (q)	60.04 m
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	14th (q)	61.46 m

See also

• Italian all-time top lists - Discus throw
• List of Italian records in masters athletics

External links

• Diego Fortuna at World Athletics
• Diego Fortuna at Olympics.com
• Diego Fortuna at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Diego Fortuna at Atleticanet.it