Fausta Quintavalla

Fausta Quintavalla

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	May 4, 1959 Montechiarugolo, Italy
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Javelin throw
Club	Iveco Torino
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Javelin throw: 67.20 m (1983)
Medal record Universiade 1983 Edmonton Javelin throw Mediterranean Games 1979 Split Javelin throw 1983 Casablanca Javelin throw

Fausta Quintavalla (born May 4, 1959 in Montechiarugolo, Parma) is a former javelin thrower from Italy. She won three medals, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions.^[1]

Biography

She set her personal best in 1983, throwing 67.20 metres. She competed for her native country twice at the Summer Olympics (1980 and 1984). Her best Olympic finish was the twelfth place in Moscow, USSR (1980). She has 41 caps in national team from 1976 to 1991.^[2]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	15th	59.34 m
	World Student Games	Edmonton, Canada	2nd	63.06 m
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	15th	57.66 m

National championships

Fausta Quintavalla has won 8 times consecutively the individual national championship.^[3]

• 8 wins in javelin throw (1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990)

See also

• Italian all-time lists - Javelin throw

References

1. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - DONNE" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
2. Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
3. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANE SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 7 November 2012.

External links

• Fausta Quintavalla at Sports Reference