Carolina Visca (born 31 May 2000) is an Italian female javelin thrower, born in Rome from Italian father (that is also her coach) and Colombian mother.[1] who won several medals at youth level (Under-18, Under-20, Under-23).[2]
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| Birth name | Carolina Giovanna Visca | |||||||||||||||||
| National team | Italian Team | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 May 2000 Rome, Italy | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Javelin throw | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle | |||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Alberto Visca | |||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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In September 2018 in Pescara she established her personal best with the measure of 57.93 m, which is a new Italian U20 record. Visca is part of the Berkley Track and Field team since January 2023.
Biography edit
On 10 July 2018 she qualifies for the final of the javelin throw at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, with the second best measure among the participating athletes, behind teammate Sara Zabarino.[3] Than in final was 4th, just over a meter from the bronze medal and all the first three girls launched a measure lower than her season best. On 21 July 2019 she was qualified for the final with the second measure behind Julia Ulbricht. In the final became first yet from the second throw but in the last throw she take definitely the gold medal at European U20 championships in Borås. After only 1 week she take the U20NR with 58,47 and win the competition of Italian senior championship in Brixen. She won the Italian National title in 2023.
Achievements edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Measure | Notes |
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| 2015 | European Youth Olympic Festival |  Tbilisi
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1st | Javelin throw | 60.09 m | CR [4] |
| 2016 | European U18 Championships | Tbilisi
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2nd | Javelin throw | 59.10 m | [4] |
| 2017 | European U20 Championships | Grosseto
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2nd | Javelin throw | 53.65 m | |
| 2018 | Mediterranean U23 Championships | Jesolo
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2nd | Javelin throw | 52.25 m | |
| 2019 | European U20 Championships |  Borås
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1st | Javelin throw | 56.48 m |
Personal bests edit
- Javelin throw: 58.47 m –
Brixen, 28 July 2019
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Carolina Visca Biografia" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "CAROLINA VISCA - HONOURS". iaaf.org. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "JAVELIN THROW WOMEN IAAF WORLD U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS TAMPERE 2018". iaaf.org. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ a b The weight of javelin in U18 category is 500 g.
External links edit
- Carolina Visca at World Athletics
- Carolina Visca at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
