Laura Bordignon
Italian discus thrower and shot putter
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Laura Bordignon (born 26 March 1981 in Bassano del Grappa) is an Italian discus thrower and shot putter.
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 March 1981 Bassano del Grappa, Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Discus throw Shot put | ||||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Azzurre | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Biography
She won one medal, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions.[1] She has 23 caps in national team from 2003 to 2012.[2]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1998 | World Youth Games |  Moscow |
3rd | Shot put | 14.43 m [3] |
| 2000 | World Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 16th (q) | Discus | 46.88 m |
| 2003 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 5th | Discus | 52.97 m |
| 2005 | European Cup (1st league) | Florence |
6th | Discus throw | 57.23 m |
| Mediterranean Games |  Almeria |
2nd | Discus throw | 57.98 m | |
| 2006 | European Cup (Super league) |  Prague |
3rd | Discus throw | 55.58 m |
| 2009 | European Team Championships |  Leiria |
6th | Discus throw | 56.45 m |
| Summer Universiade |  Belgrade |
5th | Discus throw | 57.05 m | |
National titles
Laura Bordignon has won 11 times the individual national championship.[4][2]
- 5 wins in the discus throw (2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
- 6 wins in the discus throw at the Italian Winter Throwing Championships (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014)
