Paola Padovan
Italian javelin thrower (born 1995)
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Paola Padovan (born 4 December 1995) is an Italian javelin thrower who won four national titles at senior level.[2][1]
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| National team | Italy (caps 4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 December 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Pole Vault | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Carabinieri Bologna | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Kari Ihalainen[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Biography
She graduated in architecture, an academic title obtained from the Iuav University of Venice.[1]
Career
On 13 April 2025, Paola Padovan, after almost seven years, improved her previous personal best by more than two meters, and with a distance of 59.25 m in a regional competition in Treviso, she also became the fourth-best Italian all-time in the javelin throw.[3] However, the result was not approved by World Athletics because the competition was not included in the official European Athletics/World Athletics "global calendar." Therefore, her new PB, also for World Athletics, is the one set in Nicosia, Cyprus, on 14 March 2026, on the occasion of her bronze medal at the 2026 European Throwing Cup.[2] This result is still the fifth-best all-time in Italy.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event | Measure | Notes |
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| 2017 | European Team Championships |  Lille |
7th | Javelin throw | 55.45 m | |
| 2021 | European Throwing Cup |  Nicosia |
3rd | Javelin throw | 58.69 m | PB[4] |
National titles
She won four national championships at senior level.[2]
- Italian Athletics Championships
- Javelin throw: 2022
- Italian Winter Throwing Championships
- Javelin throw: 2024, 2025, 2026 (3)
