Marco Lingua

Franco Leccese

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	June 4, 1978 Castelrosso di Chivasso, Italy
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	94 kg (207 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Hammer throw
Club	G.S. Fiamme Gialle
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Hammer throw: 79.97 m (2008)

Marco Lingua (born 4 June 1978 in Chivasso, Piedmont) is an Italian hammer thrower.

Biography

He finished eleventh at the 2006 European Championships. He also competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. His personal best throw is 79.97 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Bydgoszcz. His use of five turns is quite unique among elite hammer throwing at present.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Italy
1999	European U23 Championships	Göteborg, Sweden	15th (q)	66.62 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, PR China	—	NM

National championships

Marco Lingua has won 3 times the individual national championship.^[1]

• 1 win in Hammer throw (2008)
• 2 wins in Hammer throw (2006, 2007) at the Italian Winter Throwing Championships

See also

• Italian all-time lists - Hammer throw

External links

1. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 7 November 2012.

References

• Marco Lingua profile at IAAF
• Marco Lingua at Sports Reference