Alberto Desiderio Explained

National Team:	Italy 13 caps (1996-2004)^[1]
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Javelin throw
Club:	Libertas Catania
Birth Date:	26 March 1973
Birth Place:	Catania, Italy
Retired:	2006
Height:	1.86 m
Weight:	85 kg
Pb:	Javelin throw: 80.80 m (2001)

Alberto Desiderio (born 26 March 1973) is a former Italian javelin thrower.^[2]

His personal bests, 80.80 m set in 2001, at the end of the 2020 outdoor season is still the 5th best all-time performance of the Italian lists and in that year it was also the 46th best result in the world top-lists.^[3]

National titles

Desiderio won six national championships at individual senior level.^[4]

• Italian Athletics Championships
  • Javelin throw: 2001 (1)
• Italian Winter Throwing Championships
  • Javelin throw: 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003 (5)

See also

• Italian all-time top lists - Javelin throw

Notes and References

1. Web site: Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010. asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. it. 11 April 2021. 28 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210828003321/http://asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com/files/annuario-fidal.pdf. dead.
2. Web site: Alberto Desiderio - Profile. worldathletics.org. 14 April 2021.
3. Web site: Senior Outdoor 2001 - Javelin Throw Men. worldathletics.org. 14 April 2021.
4. Web site: TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2014. sportolimpico.it. 14 April 2021.