Adolfo Consolini
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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | 5 January 1917 Costermano, Italy |
| Died | 20 December 1969 (aged 52) Milan, Italy |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Italy |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Discus throw |
| Club | G.S. Pirelli Milano |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 56.98 m (1955) |
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 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
- ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ^ a b Adolfo Consolini. sports-reference.com
- ^ Best of Sport. gettyimages.co.uk
External links
- 1948 Olympics with picture Template:It icon
- DatabaseOlympics.com profile
- IOC 1960 Summer Olympics
Media related to Adolfo Consolini at Wikimedia Commons
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European Athletics Championships champions in men's discus throw | |
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- 1917 births
- 1969 deaths
- Italian male discus throwers
- Olympic athletes of Italy
- Olympic gold medalists for Italy
- Olympic silver medalists for Italy
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Former world record holders in athletics (track and field)
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- People from the Province of Verona
- Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists
- Competitors at the 1955 Mediterranean Games