Armando Poggioli
Italian hammer and discus thrower
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Armando Remigio Maria Poggioli (14 June 1888 – 10 January 1967) was an Italian discus thrower and hammer thrower who competed at three Olympic Games.
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Armando Poggioli in 1928 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | 14 June 1888 Modena, Italy |
| Died | 10 January 1967 (aged 78) Modena, Italy |
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Sport | Athletics |
Events | Discus throw Hammer throw |
| Club | SG Panaro |
Career
Poggioli represented Italy at the 1924 Summer Olympics,[1][2] finishing 25th in the men's discus throw.
Poggioli finished third behind Malcolm Nokes in the hammer throw event at the 1926 AAA Championships[3][4][5] but won his first Italian national title at senior level in the hammer during 1926.[6]
He secured three more national hammer titles in 1927, 1928 and 1929 before going to a second Olympic Games in 1928 Summer Olympics, where he narrowly missed claiming a medal after throwing 48.37 and finishing fourth in the Olympic hammer final.
He would go on to win a fifth national title in 1930 and finished second behind Ossian Skiöld in the hammer throw event at the British 1930 AAA Championships.[7][8]
He later appeared at a third Olympic Games at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
