Pablo Pietrobelli

Pablo Pietrobelli

Personal information
Full name	Pablo Andrés Pietrobelli
Nationality	Argentina
Born	14 June 1980 Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Javelin throw: 79.45 m (2007)
Medal record Men's athletics Competitor for  Argentina Ibero-American Championships 2006 Ponce Javelin throw

Pablo Andrés Pietrobelli (born June 14, 1980 in Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine javelin thrower.^[1] He won the bronze medal for his category at the 2006 Ibero-American Championships in Ponce, Puerto Rico, with a throw of 72.50 metres.^[2] In 2007, he set both his personal best throw and a national record of 79.45 metres by winning the gold medal at the South American Grand Prix in Bogota, Colombia.^[3]

Pietrobelli represented Argentina at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's javelin throw. He placed thirty-fourth overall in the qualifying rounds, with a throw of 69.09 metres, failing to advance into the final.^[4]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Argentina
1997	South American Junior Championships	San Carlos, Uruguay	4th	Javelin throw	58.04 m
1998	South American Junior Championships	Córdoba, Argentina	7th	Javelin throw	55.76 m
1999	Pan American Junior Championships	Tampa, United States	4th	Javelin throw	64.19 m
	South American Junior Championships	Concepción, Chile	3rd	Javelin throw	63.13 m
2001	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	5th	Javelin throw	68.64 m
2002	Ibero-American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	6th	Javelin throw	67.66 m
2003	South American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	8th	Javelin throw	66.97 m
2005	South American Championships	Cali, Colombia	5th	Javelin throw	68.48 m
2006	Ibero-American Championships	Ponce, Puerto Rico	3rd	Javelin throw	72.50 m
	South American Championships	Tunja, Colombia	4th	Javelin throw	75.06 m
2007	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	1st	Javelin throw	76.52 m
	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	6th	Javelin throw	70.62 m
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	26th (q)	Javelin throw	74.81 m
2008	Ibero-American Championships	Iquique, Chile	6th	Javelin throw	69.93 m
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	34th (q)	Javelin throw	69.09 m

References

1. "Pablo Pietrobelli". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
2. "Brasil ganha cinco ouros no atletismo em Porto Rico" [Brazil wins five gold medals in athletics in Puerto Rico] (in Portuguese). Terra. 27 May 2006. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
3. "Pablo Pietrobelli – En lo mas álto de Sudamerica" [Pablo Pietrobelli – At the top of South America] (in Spanish). Atletismo Bahiense. 3 July 2007. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
4. "Men's Javelin Throw Qualifying Rounds". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 23 December 2012.

External links

• Pablo Pietrobelli profile at IAAF
• NBC Olympics Profile