Francesca Pianzola
 Pianzola at the 1922 Women's World Games | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Shot put, javelin throw | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | JT – 27.33 m (1923)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Francesca Pianzola was a Swiss athlete of Italian origin. She competed in the two-handed[2] javelin throw and shot put.[3]
In 1921 she competed at the Women's Olympiad in Monte Carlo winning silver medal in javelin. In 1922 the competed at the Women's Olympiad in Monte Carlo again winning the gold medal in javelin, later in 1922 she also competed at the first regular Women's World Games in Paris again winning gold medal in the javelin event.[4]
In 1923 she again participated in the Women's Olympiad in Monte Carlo winning silver medal in javelin, that year she was ranked fifth in the world in the traditional javelin throw.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Women, Javelin Throw > All-Years. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ Competitors threw with left hand and right hand, and their best attempts for both hands were summed
- ^ Monte-Carlo, lancement du poids, Mlle Pianzola (Genève). Library of France
- ^ FSFI WOMEN'S WORLD GAMES. gbrathletics.com