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Adolfo Consolini

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Adolfo Consolini
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born(1917-01-05)5 January 1917
Costermano, Italy
Died20 December 1969(1969-12-20) (aged 52)
Milan, Italy
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly
SportAthletics
EventDiscus throw
ClubG.S. Pirelli Milano
Achievements and titles
Personal best56.98 m (1955)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1948 London Discus throw
Silver medal – second place 1952 Helsinki Discus throw
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1946 Oslo Discus throw
Gold medal – first place 1950 Brussels Discus throw
Gold medal – first place 1954 Berne Discus throw
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1955 Barcelona Discus throw

Adolfo Consolini (5 January 1917 – 20 December 1969) was an Italian discus thrower. He competed at the 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1956 Olympics and finished in 1st, 2nd, 6th and 17 place, respectively. While winning the gold medal in 1948 he set an Olympic record at 52.78 m. Consolini won three European titles, in 1946, 1950 and 1954, and 15 national titles.[1] He took the Olympic Oath at the 1960 Olympics in Rome. After retirement, he was inducted into the FIDAL Hall of Fame.[2]

Consolini was the youngest of five children in a farmer family. His first athletics competition was a local stone throwing contest in 1937. A few months later he started training in the discus; already in 1938 he finished fifth at the European championships, and in 1939 won the first of his 15 national titles. In 1941 he set a new world record at 53.34 m, which he extended to 54.23 m in 1946 and to 55.33 m in 1948.

Consolini with family in the 1950s

Consolini retired from top sport after the 1960 Olympics, but continued competing at the national level until the age of 52, when he threw 43.94 m in Milan. He married Hanny Cuk, an Austrian, and had a son Sergio with her.[3] The family settled in Milan where Consolini worked at Pirelli company the rest of his life. He died aged 52 from a viral hepatitis.[2]

References

  1. ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b Adolfo Consolini. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ Best of Sport. gettyimages.co.uk
Records
Preceded by Men's discus world record holder
26 October 1941 – 8 June 1946 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Men's discus world record holder
10 October 1948 – 9 July 1949 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Men's discus European record holder
26 October 1941 – 22 August 1948 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Men's discus European record holder
18 September 1948 – 4 July 1954 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Men's discus European record holder
11 December 1955 – 10 May 1959 		Succeeded by
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