Adolfo Consolini

Adolfo Consolini (5 January 1917 – 20 December 1969) was an Italian discus thrower. He competed at the 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1960 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]

Adolfo Consolini

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1917-01-05)5 January 1917 Costermano, Italy
Died	20 December 1969(1969-12-20) (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)
Medal record Olympic Games 1948 London Discus throw 1952 Helsinki Discus throw European Championships 1946 Oslo Discus throw 1950 Brussels Discus throw 1954 Berne Discus throw Mediterranean Games 1955 Barcelona Discus throw

Biography

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 and won the British AAA Championships title at the 1938 AAA Championships.^[2][3][4] Shortly afterwards in September, 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.^[5]

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.^[6] The family settled in Milan where Consolini worked at Pirelli company the rest of his life. He died aged 52 from a viral hepatitis.^[7]

Achievements

Consolini with family in the 1950s

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Measure	Notes
1948	Olympic Games	London	1st	Discus throw	52.78 m	OR
1952	Olympic Games	Helsinki	2nd	Discus throw	53.78 m
1956	Olympic Games	Melbourne	6th	Discus throw	52.21 m
1960	Olympic Games	Rome	17th	Discus throw	52.44 m

National titles

He won fifteen times the national championships at senior level.^[1]

• Italian Athletics Championships
  • Discus throw: 1939, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960

See also

• Legends of Italian sport - Walk of Fame
• FIDAL Hall of Fame
• Italy national athletics team - More caps
• Italian Athletics Championships - Multi winners