Giampaolo Urlando

Giampaolo Urlando

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	February 7, 1945 Padua, Italy
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Hammer throw
Club	Snia Milano
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Hammer throw: 78.16 m (1984)
Medal record Representing Italy Mediterranean Games 1979 Split Hammer throw 1983 Casablanca Hammer throw

Giampaolo Urlando (born 7 January 1945 in Padova) is a retired Italian hammer thrower.

Biography

He ended up in fourth place at the 1984 Summer Olympics, but was disqualified for testosterone use.^[1]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
1979	Mediterranean Games	Split, Yugoslavia	1st
1980	Olympic Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	7th
1981	World Cup	Rome, Italy	3rd
1982	European Championships	Athens, Greece	11th
1983	Mediterranean Games	Casablanca, Morocco	1st
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	13th	72.06 m
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	DSQ

National championships

Giampaolo Urlando has won 10 times the individual national championship.^[2]

• 10 wins in Hammer throw (1967, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983)

See also

• Italian all-time top lists - Hammer throw

References

1. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
2. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 7 November 2012.

External links

• Giampaolo Urlando profile at IAAF
• Giampaolo Urlando at Sports Reference