Claudia Coslovich (born 26 April 1972 in Trieste) is a former Italian athlete who specialized in the javelin throw.

Claudia Coslovich
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1972-04-26) 26 April 1972 (age 51)
Trieste. Italy
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
EventJavelin throw
ClubSAI Fondiaria
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • Javelin throw 65.30 m (2000)
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2001 Tunis Javelin Throw
Silver medal – second place 1997 Bari Javelin Throw
European Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Bremen Javelin Throw
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Florence Javelin Throw
European Cup Winter Throwing
Gold medal – first place 2002 Pula Javelin Throw
Silver medal – second place 2001 Nice Javelin Throw

Her personal best was 65.30 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Ljubljana. She is a member of the Slovene ethnic minority of Friuli - Venezia Giulia.

She is engaged to the hammer thrower Nicola Vizzoni. [1] Coslovich is now coach of the Italian National Team for the event of javelin throw, and she is the Italian record holder.

Achievements edit

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 19th (q) 53.10 m
1997 Mediterranean Games Bari, Italy 2nd 57.16 m
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 7th 60.73 m
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 12th 56.74 m
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 11th 57.27 m
Mediterranean Games Radès, Tunisia 1st 62.02 m
2003 World Championships Paris, France 7th 59.64 m
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 7th 58.61 m
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 14th 60.58 m
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 19th 55.78 m
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 23rd 54.44 m

National titles edit

She has won twenty individual national championship titles, an Italian all-time record for a woman.[2]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Coslovich-Vizzoni...throwing in love!". flickr.com. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  2. ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANE SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1923 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2013.

External links edit