Adolfo Consolini

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Adolfo Consolini (5 January 1917 – 20 December 1969) was an Italian discus thrower. He competed at the 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and finished in 1st, 2nd, 6th and 17 place, respectively. While winning the gold medal in 1948 he set an Olympic record at 52.78 m. Consolini won three European titles, in 1946, 1950 and 1954, and 15 national titles.[1]

Biography

Consolini was the youngest of five children in a farmer family. His first athletics competition was a local stone throwing contest in 1937. A few months later he started training in the discus and won the British AAA Championships title at the 1938 AAA Championships.[2][3][4] Shortly afterwards in September, he finished fifth at the European championships, and in 1939 won the first of his 15 national titles. In 1941 he set a new world record at 53.34 m, which he extended to 54.23 m in 1946 and to 55.33 m in 1948.[5]

Consolini retired from top sport after the 1960 Olympics, but continued competing at the national level until the age of 52, when he threw 43.94 m in Milan. He married Hanny Cuk, an Austrian, and had a son Sergio with her.[6] The family settled in Milan where Consolini worked at Pirelli company the rest of his life. He died aged 52 from a viral hepatitis.[7]

Achievements

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Consolini with family in the 1950s
Year Competition Venue Position Event Measure Notes
1948 Olympic Games Template:Flagicon London 1st Discus throw 52.78 m Template:AthAbbr
1952 Olympic Games Template:Flagicon Helsinki 2nd Discus throw 53.78 m
1956 Olympic Games Template:Flagicon Melbourne 6th Discus throw 52.21 m
1960 Olympic Games Template:Flagicon Rome 17th Discus throw 52.44 m

National titles

He won fifteen times the national championships at senior level.[1]

See also

References

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External links

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Records
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10 October 1948 – 9 July 1949 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
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26 October 1941 – 22 August 1948 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
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18 September 1948 – 4 July 1954 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
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11 December 1955 – 10 May 1959 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by

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