Diego Fortuna

Diego Fortuna (born 14 February 1968) is a retired male discus thrower from Italy.[2]

Diego Fortuna
Personal information
National teamItaly: 39 caps (1995-2005)[1]
Born (1968-02-14) 14 February 1968
Vicenza, Italy[1]
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight115 kg (254 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Discus throw
ClubC.S. Carabinieri
Retired2014
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Discus throw: 64.69 (1990)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Summer Universiade 0 0 1
Mediterranean Games 1 1 0
Military World Games 1 0 1
World Military Championships 1 0 0
Total 3 1 2

Biography

He represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics (1996 and 2000). He won the men's discus throw event at the 2001 Mediterranean Games, and set his personal best (64.69 m) on 24 June 2000 at a meet in Ravenna.

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Italy
1993 Universiade Buffalo, United States 15th (q) 53.58 m
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 19th (q) 55.70 m
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 21st (q) 58.74 m
Universiade Fukuoka, Japan 3rd 61.16 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 19th (q) 60.08 m
1997 Mediterranean Games Bari, Italy 2nd 59.90 m
World Championships Athens, Greece 19th (q) 60.06 m
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 5th 64.26 m
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 26th (q) 58.52 m
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 14th (q) 62.24 m
2001 Mediterranean Games Radès, Tunisia 1st 64.40 m
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 16th (q) 60.04 m
2003 World Championships Paris, France 14th (q) 61.46 m

National titles

Fortuna won 14 national championships at individual senior level.[3][1]

See also

References
  1. "Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010" (PDF) (in Italian). asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. "Diego Fortuna - Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  3. "TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2014" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
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