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
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
Event(s)Discus throw
ClubG.S. Pirelli Milano
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)56.98 m (1955)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1948 LondonDiscus throw
Silver medal – second place1952 HelsinkiDiscus throw
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1946 OsloDiscus throw
Gold medal – first place1950 BrusselsDiscus throw
Gold medal – first place1954 BerneDiscus throw
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place1955 BarcelonaDiscus 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; 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.[2]

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.[4]

Achievements
Consolini with family in the 1950s
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventMeasureNotes
1948 Olympic Games United Kingdom London 1st Discus throw 52.78 m OR
1952 Olympic Games Finland Helsinki 2nd Discus throw 53.78 m
1956 Olympic Games Australia Melbourne 6th Discus throw 52.21 m
1960 Olympic Games Italy Rome 17th Discus throw 52.44 m

National titles

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

See also

References
  1. "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" – UOMINI TUTTI I CAMPIONI – 1906-2016" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  2. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  3. Best of Sport. gettyimages.co.uk
  4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adolfo Consolini". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
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