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Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||
Born | Padua, Italy | January 7, 1945||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Hammer throw | ||||||||||||||
Club | Snia Milano | ||||||||||||||
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Giampaolo Urlando (born 7 January 1945, in Padova) is a retired Italian hammer thrower.
He ended up in fourth place at the 1984 Summer Olympics, but was disqualified for testosterone use.[1]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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1979 | Mediterranean Games | Split, Yugoslavia | 1st | |
1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 7th | |
1981 | World Cup | Rome, Italy | 3rd | |
1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 11th | |
1983 | Mediterranean Games | Casablanca, Morocco | 1st | |
World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 13th | 72.06 m | |
1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | DSQ |
Giampaolo Urlando has won 10 times the individual national championship.[2]