Angiolo Profeti Explained

Angiolo Profeti
Nationality:	Italian
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Shot put Discus throw
Club:	Giglio Rosso Firenze
Birth Date:	23 May 1918
Birth Place:	Castelfiorentino, Italy
Retired:	1954
Death Place:	Ferrara, Italy
Weight:	108kg (238lb)
Pb:	Shot put: 15.42 m (1952)
Country:	Italy

Angiolo Profeti (23 May 1918  - 28 April 1981), was an Italian shot putter and discus thrower.^[1]

Biography

Profeti has 26 caps in Italy national athletics team.^[2] In his career, he participated in an edition of the Olympic Games and won 15 national championships in discus throw,^[3] and its record for speciality ex aequo with Adolfo Consolini.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Notes
1950	European Championships		2nd	Shot put	15.16 m	^[4]
1951	Mediterranean Games		2nd	Shot put	15.02 m
1952	Olympic Games		12th	Shot put	14.74 m

National titles

• 15 wins in shot put at the Italian Athletics Championships (1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954)
• 1 win in discus throw at the Italian Athletics Championships (1950)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Angiolo Profeti . Olympedia . 8 May 2022.
2. Web site: La squadra nazionale. fidal.it. it. 12 April 2012.
3. Web site: ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS. gbrathletics.com. 11 April 2012.
4. Web site: EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN). gbrathletics.com. 12 April 2012.