Ottavia Cestonaro (born 12 January 1995) is an Italian long jumper and triple jumper.

Ottavia Cestonaro
Personal information
National teamItaly
Born (1995-01-12) 12 January 1995 (age 29)
Vicenza, Italy
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)Triple jump
Long jump
ClubC.S. Carabinieri
Coached bySergio Cestonaro
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Triple outdoor: 14.22 m (2022)[1]
  • Triple indoor: 14.11 m (2023)
  • Long outdoor: 6.46 m (2022)
  • Long indoor: 6.34 m (2017)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Italy
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Triple jump
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tarragona Triple jump
World Military Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Wuhan Triple jump
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Rieti Triple jump

Biography edit

She has won five times her country's senior national championship, and ranked in the top 60, at 33rd place, on the IAAF world leading list at the end of the 2017 indoor season.[2] She also won an individual gold medal at junior level at the 2013 European Athletics Junior Championships held in Rieti.

She is currently engaged to the rugby union player Marco Zanon.[3]

Progression edit

  Personal Best
Triple jump outdoor
Year (age) Performance Venue Date World Ranking
2022 (27) 14.22   Madrid 18 June
2021 (26) 14.09   Rovereto 27 June
2020 (25) 13.62   Vicenza 7 August
2019 (24) 14.18   Bydgoszcz 10 August 28th
2018 (23) 14.05   Tarragona 29 June 25th
2017 (22) 13.66   Trieste 2 July 50th
2016 (21) 13.18   Cinisello Balsamo 24 September
2015 (20) 13.76   Turin 26 July 64th
2014 (19) 13.64   Aubagne 14 June 95th
2013 (18) 13.69   Rieti 15 June 88th
Triple jump indoor
Year (age) Performance Venue Date World Ranking
2023 (28) 14.11   Ancona 19 February 12th
2019 (24) 13.56   Ancona 17 February 46th
2018 (23) 13.47   Padua 21 January 47th
2017 (22) 13.57   Ancona 19 February 33rd
2013 (18) 13.47   Ancona 17 February 60th

Achievements edit

Year Competition Venue Position Event Measure Notes
2012 World Junior Championships   Barcelona 8th Triple jump 13.29 m
2013 European Junior Championships   Rieti 1st Triple jump 13.41 m
2014 Mediterranean U23 Championships   Aubagne 3rd Triple jump 13.64 m
World Junior Championships   Eugene 11th Triple jump 13.03 m
2015 European Junior Championships   Tallinn 7th Triple jump 13.34 m SB
2016 Mediterranean U23 Championships   Tunis 3rd Long jump 6.08 m
2nd Triple jump 12.99 m
2017 European U23 Championships   Bydgoszcz 6th Triple jump 13.54 m
Universiade   Taipei 4th Triple jump 13.51 m [4]
2018 Mediterranean Games   Tarragona 2nd Triple jump 14.05 m PB
2019 Universiade   Naples 9th Triple jump 13.32 m
European Team Championships   Bydgoszcz 3rd Triple jump 14.18 m PB [5]
World Championships   Doha 17th Triple jump 13.97 m
Military World Games   Wuhan 2nd Triple jump 13.78 m
2021 European Indoor Championships   Toruń 9th Long jump 13.90 m PB
2023 European Indoor Championships   Istanbul 4th Triple jump 14.08 m

National titles edit

She has won 8 times the individual national championship.[6]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Fantini ancora record 75,77 a Madrid! Ali 10.15". fidal.it (in Italian). 18 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  2. ^ "SENIOR INDOOR 2017 - TRIPLE JUMP WOMEN". iaaf.org. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Rugby, Sei Nazioni, l'esordio di Zanon: "Che emozione l'Olimpico"" (in Italian). gazzetta.it. Retrieved 18 March 2019. Il suo mito sportivo? La sua fidanzata, Ottavia Cestonaro, triplista azzurra.
  4. ^ "Results - Women's Triple Jump Final". 2017taipei.com. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  5. ^ "2019 European Team Championships - Triple jump Women". european-athletics.org. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  6. ^ "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" – DONNE TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE – 1923-2016" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 4 July 2017.

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