Raphaël Piolanti
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Raphaël Piolanti (born 14 November 1967 in Metz) is a retired male hammer thrower from France. His personal best throw is 79.68 metres, achieved in September 1992 in Bourgoin-Jallieu. This was a French record at that time.
Piolanti is now president and coach in Athletic Club Amneville – the athletic club he has been in his entire career. He has trained several high calibre throwers at the club including Jerome Bortoluzzi, Maxime Maier, Quentin Bigot, and Bruno Boccalate.
In July 2014 he was accused of supporting the doping of athletes, including Quentin Bigot.[1]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Representing France | ||||
1985 | European Junior Championships | Cottbus, East Germany | 9th | 60.90 m |
1986 | World Junior Championships | Athens, Greece | 4th | 68.26 m |
1989 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Casablanca, Morocco | 1st | 73.16 m |
1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 14th | 72.50 m |
1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 8th | 73.64 m |
Mediterranean Games | Athens, Greece | 1st | 75.10 m | |
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 16th | 73.22 m |
1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 10th | 75.88 m |
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 9th | 75.98 m |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 11th | 75.24 m |
1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 11th | 74.08 m |
Mediterranean Games | Bari, Italy | 2nd | 77.20 m | |
1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 22nd | 74.23 m |
2001 | Mediterranean Games | Radès, Tunisia | 3rd | 71.52 m |
Jeux de la Francophonie | Ottawa-Hull, Canada | 3rd | 72.71 m |
References
- Raphaël Piolanti profile at IAAF
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- 1967 births
- Living people
- French hammer throwers
- Male hammer throwers
- French people of Italian descent
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of France
- People from Metz
- French sportsmen
- French athletics biography stubs