Lorenzo Povegliano (born 11 November 1984, in Palmanova) is an Italian hammer thrower.

Biography On 12 May 2012, in Codroipo, Povegliano threw the hammer 79.08 meters, which, in addition to being his personal best, was also the 4th best performance in the world this year, 5th best Italian performance of all time, and the standard A for the 2012 European Athletics Championships and 2012 Summer Olympics.

Personal best Hammer throw: 79.08 m (Codroipo, 12 May 2012)

Achievements Representing 2003European Junior Championships Tampere 1st Hammer throw (6 kg) 72.72 m 2005European U23 Championships Erfurt 4th Hammer throw 69.98 m 2007Universiade Bangkok 6th Hammer throw 71.41 m 2011Universiade Shenzhen 3rd Hammer throw 73.39 m 2012Olympic Games London 27th (q) Hammer throw 71.55 m

National titles 1 win in the hammer throw at the Italian Athletics Championships (2012) 1 win in the hammer throw at the Italian Winter Throwing Championships (2012)

See also Italian all-time top lists - Hammer throw

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