Francesco Pignata

Francesco Pignata (born 14 February 1978) is a former Italian javelin thrower.

Francesco Pignata

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1978-02-14) February 14, 1978 (age 47) Reggio Calabria, Italy
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Javelin throw
Club	G.S. Fiamme Gialle
Retired	2010
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Javelin throw: 81.67 m (2005)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Mediterranean Games 0 1 0 European Cup 0 0 2

Biography

His personal best 81.67, set in 2005, is the second best measure of all-time in Italy, after the national record of Carlo Sonego (84.60 m set in 1999).^[1]

From 2 December 2012 Francesco Pignata is Federal Councillor of the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera (FIDAL), in the Alfio Giomi leaderships.^[2]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Italy
1996	World Junior Championships	Sydney, Australia	19th (q)	Javelin	61.74 m
1999	European U23 Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	13th	Javelin	65.86 m
2005	Mediterranean Games	Almeria, Spain	2nd	Javelin throw	74.51 m [3]
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	23rd	Javelin throw	72.17 m

National titles

He has won 7 times the individual national championship.^[4]

• 4 wins in Javelin throw (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)
• 3 wins in Javelin throw (2006, 2007, 2008) at the Italian Winter Throwing Championships

Progression

• 1996 - 68.34
• 1997 - 68.12
• 2002 - 78.69
• 2003 - 78.40
• 2004 - 79.34
• 2005 - 81.67
• 2006 - 79.70
• 2007 - 77.94
• 2008 - 74.76

See also

• Italian all-time lists - Javelin throw