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{{short description|Italian hammer thrower}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Nicola Vizzoni
| nickname = Ilvizzo
| image =Nicola Vizzoni.jpg
| caption = Vizzoni at [[Moscow 2013]].
|image_size= 200
| nationality = [[Italia]]n
| sport = [[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]]
| event = [[Hammer throw]]
| club = [[Gruppi Sportivi Fiamme Gialle|G.S. Fiamme Gialle]]
| collegeteam =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1973|11|4}}
| birth_place = [[Pietrasanta]], [[Italy]]
| residence = 
| retired= 2016
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| height = {{height|m=1.93}}
| weight = {{convert|126|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| pb = 
| headercolor = lightsteelblue
*Hammer throw: 80.50 m (2001)
| country = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Italy national athletics team|Italy]]
| medaltemplates=
{{MedalCount
|[[Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]|0|1|0
|[[European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]|0|1|0
|[[Summer Universiade]]|1|0|0
|[[Mediterranean Games]]|2|0|1
|[[World Military Games]]|0|2|0
|[[World Military Track & Field Championships|World Military Championships]]|2|1|0
|[[European Cup (athletics)|European Cup]]|1|3|1
|[[European Cup Winter Throwing]]|2|0|1
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{{MedalOlympics}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]]|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw|Hammer throw]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2010 European Athletics Championships|2010 Barcelona]]|[[2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw|Hammer throw]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Summer Universiade]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Athletics at the 2001 Summer Universiade|2001 Beijing]]|Hammer throw}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Mediterranean Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Athletics at the 2001 Mediterranean Games|2001 Radès]]|Hammer throw}}
{{MedalGold|[[Athletics at the 2009 Mediterranean Games|2009 Pescara]]|Hammer throw}}
{{MedalBronze|[[Athletics at the 2013 Mediterranean Games|2013 Mersin]]|Hammer throw}}
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'''Nicola Vizzoni''' (born 4 November 1973 in [[Pietrasanta]], [[Province of Lucca]]) is a male [[hammer throw]]er from [[Italy]]. He won the silver medal at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] and ten years later at the [[2010 European Athletics Championships]]. His personal best throw is 80.50 metres, achieved in July 2001 in [[Formia]].

He has won '''19''' medals (8 gold, 8 silver, 3 bronze) at the [[International athletics championships and games|International athletics competitions]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportolimpico.it/dmdocuments/MEDAGLIE_U_1908_2008.pdf|title=PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 – UOMINI|publisher=sportolimpico.it|access-date=29 June 2013}}</ref> Vizzoni is the coach of the Italian national team for the hammer throw.

==Biography==
He made his first appearance at the [[World Championships in Athletics]] in [[1997 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|1997]] but he did not make the final. In 1999 he finished seventh in the [[1999 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|hammer throw final]] and the next year he took the silver medal at the [[2000 Sydney Olympics]]. He just missed out on the podium at the [[2001 World Championships in Athletics]], finishing fourth, but he gained regional honours with a gold at the [[2001 Mediterranean Games]] and also won gold at the [[Summer Universiade]].

He competed at the following two Olympic Games in 2004 and 2008, but was some distance off winning another medal. He became the Mediterranean champion for a second time with a win at the [[Athletics at the 2009 Mediterranean Games|2009 Mediterranean Games]]. Vizzoni made a strong start to the 2010 season, throwing 78.22&nbsp;m early on and winning the gold at the [[2010 European Cup Winter Throwing]] event.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120730114834/http://www.european-athletics.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8448&Itemid=2 Slovenia's Ratej provides big surprise at European Cup Winter Throwing]. [[European Athletics]] (21 March 2010). Retrieved on 2010-03-23.</ref>

He is engaged to former Italian [[athletics (sport)|athlete]] [[Claudia Coslovich]], national [[Italian records in athletics|record holder]] of the [[javelin throw]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/ontipofpen/2345290679/|title=Coslovich-Vizzoni...throwing in love!|publisher=flickr.com|access-date=30 December 2012}}</ref>

==Progression==
He finished the season 8 times in world ''top 25''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=6967&Gender=M|title=Nicola Vizzoni – Top 25 Lists|publisher=trackfield.brinkster.net|access-date=23 December 2012}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" width=45% style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
!Year!!Time!!Venue!!Date!!World Rank
|- 
|2013 || 75.03 ||align=left| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Vila Real de S. António]] || align=left|25 May ||
|- 
|2012 || 76.42 ||align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Helsinki]] || align=left|28 June ||
|- 
|2011 || 80.29 ||align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Florence]] || align=left|4 June ||7th
|- 
|2010 || 79.12 ||align=left| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Barcelona]] || align=left|28 July ||6th
|- 
|2009 || 79.74 ||align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Campi Bisenzio]] || align=left|17 May ||6th
|- 
|2008 || 78.79 ||align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Lucca]] || align=left|10 June ||25th
|- 
|2007 ||  78.21 ||align=left| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Albufeira]] || align=left|26 May ||17th
|- 
|2006 || 76.89 ||align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Faenza]] || align=left|27 September ||
|- 
|2005 || 74.82 ||align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Florence]] || align=left|17 June ||
|- 
|2004 || 76.95 ||align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Florence]] || align=left|10 July ||
|- 
|2003 || 77.69 ||align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Viareggio]] || align=left|13 August ||
|- 
|2002 || 78.80 ||align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Viareggio]] || align=left|23 August ||
|- bgcolor=gold
|2001 || '''80.50''' ||align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Formia]] || align=left|14 July ||13th
|- 
|2000 || 79.64 ||align=left| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Sydney]] || align=left|24 September ||23rd
|- 
|1999 || 79.59 ||align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Padua]] || align=left|26 June ||17th
|- 
|1998 || 77.89 ||align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Rome]] || align=left|9 July ||
|- 
|1997 || 77.10 ||align=left| {{flagicon|SMR}} [[San Marino]] || align=left|17 May ||
|- 
|1996 || 75.30 ||align=left| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Pretoria]] || align=left|1 January ||
|- 
|1995 || 74.48 ||align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Pescara]] || align=left|13 September ||
|- 
|1994 || 71.78 ||align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Pescara]] || align=left|18 June ||
|}

==Achievements==
{| {{AchievementTable}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{ITA}}
|-
|1991
|align=left|[[1991 European Athletics Junior Championships|European Junior Championships]]
|align=left|[[Thessaloniki, Greece]]
|8th
|62.20 m
|-
|1992
|align=left|[[1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|align=left|[[Seoul]], South Korea
|5th
|[[1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|66.96 m]] [[File:Sport records icon PB.svg|22px]]
|-
|1995
|align=left|[[1995 Summer Universiade|Universiade]]
|align=left|[[Fukuoka]], Japan
|13th
|70.70 m
|-
|rowspan=3|1997
|align=left|[[1997 Mediterranean Games|Mediterranean Games]]
|align=left|[[Bari]], [[Italy]]
|5th
|74.86 m<ref name=MEDI>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/mg.htm|title=Mediterranean Games]|publisher=GBR Athletics|access-date=29 December 2012}}</ref>
|-
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade|Universiade]]
|align=left|[[Catania]], [[Italy]]
|5th
|75.12 m<ref name=UNI>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/wsgm.htm|title=Summer Universiade (,en)]|publisher=GBR Athletics|access-date=29 December 2012}}</ref>
|-
|align=left|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|World Championships]]
|align=left|[[Athens]], Greece
|22nd
|73.42 m 
|-
|1998
|align=left|[[1998 European Championships in Athletics – Men's Hammer|European Championships]]
|align=left|[[Budapest]], Hungary
|17th
|74.65 m
|-
|rowspan=2|1999
|align=left|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|align=left|[[Seville]], Spain
| 7th
| 78.31 m
|-
|align=left|[[1999 Military World Games|World Military Games]] 
|align=left|[[Zagreb]], Croatia
|bgcolor="silver"  | 2nd
|78.04 m
|-
|2000
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|align=left|[[Sydney]], Australia
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|79.64 m [[File:Sport records icon PB.svg|22px]]
|-
|rowspan=4|2001
|align=left|[[2001 Mediterranean Games|Mediterranean Games]] 
|align=left|[[İzmir]], [[Tunisia]]
|bgcolor=gold| 1st
|78.48 m<ref name=MEDI/>
|-
|align=left|[[2001 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|align=left|[[Edmonton]], [[Canada]]
|4th
|80.13 m
|-
|align=left|[[2001 World Military Track & Field Championships|World Military Championships]] 
|align=left|[[Beirut]], Lebanon
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|77.93 m
|-
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 2001 Summer Universiade|Universiade]] 
|align=left|[[Beijing]], [[PR China|China]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|78.41 m<ref name=UNI/>
|-
|rowspan=2|2002
|align=left|[[2002 European Championships in Athletics – Men's Hammer|European Championships]]
|align=left|[[Munich]], Germany
|13th
|77.57 m 
|-
|align=left|[[2002 World Military Track & Field Championships|World Military Championships]] 
|align=left|[[Tivoli, Lazio|Tivoli]], [[Italy]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|77.80 m
|-
|rowspan=2|2003
|align=left|[[2003 European Cup Winter Throwing|European Cup Winter Throwing]] 
|align=left|[[Gioia Tauro]], [[Italy]]
|bgcolor=gold| 1st
|75.35 m
|-
|align=left|[[2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|World Championships]]
|align=left|[[Paris]], France
|15th
|75.76 m 
|-
|2004
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw|Olympic Games]]
|align=left|[[Athens]], Greece
| 10th
|74.27 m
|-
|rowspan=2|2005
|align=left|[[2005 Mediterranean Games|Mediterranean Games]] 
|align=left|[[Almeria]], [[Spain]]
|4th
|73.64 m
|-
|align=left|[[2005 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] 
|align=left|[[Helsinki]], Finland
|25th
|[[2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|70.77 m]]
|-
|2006
|align=left|[[2006 European Championships in Athletics|European Championships]]
|align=left|[[Gothenburg]], [[Sweden]]
|9th
|76.55 m
|-
|rowspan=2|2007
|align=left|[[2007 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] 
|align=left|[[Osaka]], Japan
|16th
|[[2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|73.64 m]]
|-
|align=left|[[2007 Military World Games|World Military Games]] 
|align=left|[[Hyderabad]], India
|bgcolor="silver"  | 2nd
|74.97 m
|-
|2008
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw|Olympic Games]]
|align=left|[[Beijing]], [[PR China]]
|13th
|75.01 m  
|-
|rowspan=4|2009
|align=left|[[2009 European Cup Winter Throwing|European Cup Winter Throwing]] 
|align=left|[[Tenerife]], [[Spain]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|78.51 m
|-
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 2009 Mediterranean Games|Mediterranean Games]] 
|align=left|[[Pescara]], Italy
|bgcolor="gold"  | 1st
|75.92 m<ref name=MEDI/>
|-
|align=left|[[2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|World Championships]]
|align=left|[[Berlin]], Germany
|9th
|73.70 m
|-
|align=left|[[2009 World Military Track & Field Championships|World Military Championships]] 
|align=left|[[Sofia, Bulgaria]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|78.06 m
|-
|2010
|align=left|[[2010 European Cup Winter Throwing|European Cup Winter Throwing]] 
|align=left|[[Arles, France]]
|bgcolor="gold"  | 1st
|76.63 m
|-
|2010
|align=left|[[2010 European Championships in Athletics|European Championships]]
|align=left|[[Barcelona]], Spain
|bgcolor="silver"  |2nd
|79.12 m [[File:Sport records icon SB.svg|22px]]
|-
|2011
|align=left|[[2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|World Championships]]
|align=left|[[Daegu, South Korea]]
|8th
|77.04 m
|-
|rowspan=2|2012
|align=left|[[2012 European Championships in Athletics|European Championships]]
|align=left|[[Helsinki]], Finland
|5th
|75.13 m
|-
|align=left|[[2012 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|align=left|[[London]], United Kingdom
|8th
|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw#Final|76.07 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2013
|align=left|[[2013 Mediterranean Games|Mediterranean Games]] 
|align=left|[[Mersin]], [[Turkey]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|76.86 m
|-
|align=left|[[2013 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|World Championships]]
|align=left|[[Moscow]], Russia
|7th
|77.61 m
|}

==Palmarès==
Nicola Vizzoni has been a finalist 10 times in his 17 appearances in the three major [[International athletics championships and games|International athletics competitions]].
{| class="wikitable" width=55% style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
|-
!colspan=4 width=24%| [[Athletics at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
!colspan=9 width=46%|[[IAAF World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
!colspan=5 width=30%|[[European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|-
|[[2000 Summer Olympics|00]] ||[[2004 Summer Olympics|04]] || [[2008 Summer Olympics|08]] || [[2000 Summer Olympics|12]]  
|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics|97]] || [[1999 World Championships in Athletics|99]] || [[2001 World Championships in Athletics|01]] || [[2003 World Championships in Athletics|03]] || [[2005 World Championships in Athletics|05]] || [[2007 World Championships in Athletics|07]] || [[2009 World Championships in Athletics|09]] 
| [[2011 World Championships in Athletics|11]]
| [[2013 World Championships in Athletics|13]]
|[[1998 European Athletics Championships|98]] || [[2002 European Athletics Championships|02]] || [[2006 European Athletics Championships|06]] || [[2010 European Athletics Championships|10]] || [[2012 European Athletics Championships|12]] 
|-
|bgcolor=silver|2 ||10 ||{{tooltip|NF|Not Finalist}} ||8
|{{tooltip|NF|Not Finalist}} ||7||4||{{tooltip|NF|Not Finalist}} ||{{tooltip|NF|Not Finalist}}||{{tooltip|NF|Not Finalist}}||9||8||7
|{{tooltip|NF|Not Finalist}}||{{tooltip|NF|Not Finalist}}||9||bgcolor=silver|2 ||5
|}

==National titles==
Nicola Vizzoni has won the individual [[Italian Athletics Championships|national championship]] 28 times.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CAMPIONI%20ITALIANI_UOMINI.pdf|title="CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012|publisher=sportolimpico.it|access-date=29 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121224064654/http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CAMPIONI%20ITALIANI_UOMINI.pdf|archive-date=24 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Annuario dell'Atletica 2009|year=2009|publisher=[[Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera|FIDAL]]}}</ref>
*'''14 wins''' in the [[hammer throw]] (1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014)
*'''14 wins''' in the hammer throw at the [[Italian Winter Throwing Championships]] (1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014)

==Honours==
[[File:Ufficiale OMRI BAR.svg|left|50px]] Officer: ''Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana'': 27 September 2004<ref>[http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/DettaglioOnorificenze.aspx?decorato=78010 Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana Vizzoni Sig. Nicola]</ref>

==See also==
* [[IAAF World Championships in Athletics#Athletes with most appearances|Athletes with most appearances at the World Championships]]
* [[Italian Athletics Championships#Multi winners|Italian Athletics Championships – Multi winners]]
* [[Italy national athletics team#Caps|Italy national athletics team – More caps]]
* [[Athletics in Italy#Hammer throw|Italian all-time top lists – Hammer throw]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{sports links}}
* {{official website|http://www.nicolavizzoni.it/}} {{in lang|it}}

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