Angiolo Profeti
Italian shot putter and discus thrower
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Angiolo Profeti (23 May 1918 – 28 April 1981), was an Italian shot putter and discus thrower who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]
NationalityItalian
Born23 May 1918
Castelfiorentino, Italy
Died28 April 1981 (aged 62)
Ferrara, Italy
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 May 1918 Castelfiorentino, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 April 1981 (aged 62) Ferrara, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (238 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Shot put Discus throw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Giglio Rosso Firenze | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | Shot put: 15.42 m (1952) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Profeti collected 26 caps for the Italy national athletics team.[2] In his career, he won 15 national championships in the discus throw,[3] and its record for speciality ex aequo with Adolfo Consolini.
Profeti won the British AAA Championships title in the shot put event at the 1938 AAA Championships.[4][5][6]
Shortly afterwards in September, he competed at the 1938 European Athletics Championships, finishing 7th in the men's shot put competition.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Notes |
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| 1950 | European Championships | Brussels, Belgium | 2nd | Shot put | 15.16 m | [7] |
| 1951 | Mediterranean Games | Alexandria, Egypt | 2nd | Shot put | 15.02 m | |
| 1952 | Olympic Games | Helsinki, Finland | 12th | Shot put | 14.74 m |
National titles
- 15 wins in shot put at the Italian Athletics Championships (1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954)
- 1 win in discus throw at the Italian Athletics Championships (1950)
