Pablo Andrés Pietrobelli (born 14 June 1980) is an Argentine javelin thrower. 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. 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 Bogotá, Colombia.
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.
Competition record Representing 1997South American Junior ChampionshipsSan Carlos, Uruguay4thJavelin throw58.04 m1998South American Junior ChampionshipsCórdoba, Argentina7thJavelin throw55.76 m1999Pan American Junior ChampionshipsTampa, United States4thJavelin throw64.19 mSouth American Junior ChampionshipsConcepción, Chile3rdJavelin throw63.13 m2001South American ChampionshipsManaus, Brazil5thJavelin throw68.64 m2002Ibero-American ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala6thJavelin throw67.66 m2003South American ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela8thJavelin throw66.97 m2005South American ChampionshipsCali, Colombia5thJavelin throw68.48 m2006Ibero-American ChampionshipsPonce, Puerto Rico3rdJavelin throw72.50 mSouth American ChampionshipsTunja, Colombia4thJavelin throw75.06 m2007South American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil1stJavelin throw76.52 mPan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil6thJavelin throw70.62 mWorld ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan26th (q)Javelin throw74.81 m2008Ibero-American ChampionshipsIquique, Chile6thJavelin throw69.93 mOlympic GamesBeijing, China34th (q)Javelin throw69.09 m
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External links
NBC 2008 Olympics profile