Nick Ponzio Explained

Full Name:	Nicholas James Ponzio
National Team:	Italy
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Shot put
Club:	Athletic Club 96 Alperia
Birth Date:	1995 1, df=yes
Birth Place:	San Diego, United States
Pb:	Shot put outdoor: 21.83 m (2022) Shot put indoor: 21.61 m (2022)

Nicholas James "Nick" Ponzio (born 4 January 1995) is an American-born Italian shot putter.^[1] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Shot put.^[2]

Ponzio received an eighteen month competition ban to run from February 2023 to August 2024 for a doping rules violation.^[3]

Biography

Nick Ponzio obtained Italian citizenship on June 15 and the process for the recognition of eligibility to wear the azzurro jersey, at 27 June 2021, day after he won his first Italian national title was underway.^[4] On 29 June 2021, World Athletics gave him clearance from 15 June to qualify him for 2020 Olympics^[5]

Personal bests

• Shot put: 21.83 m (Leiria, Portugal 13 March 2022)^[1]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Rank	Event	Measure	Notes
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo		Shot put	20.80 m
2022	European Throwing Cup	Leiria	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Shot put	21.83 m
	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade	7th	Shot put	21.30 m
	World Championships	Eugene	9th	Shot put	20.81 m
	European Championships	Munich	4th	Shot put	20.98 m

National titles

Ponzio won three national championship at individual senior level.^[6]

• Italian Athletics Championships
  • Shot put: 2021, 2022
• Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
  • Shot put: 2022^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nick Ponzio - Athlete profile. worldathletics.org. 27 June 2021.
2. Web site: Athletics PONZIO Nick. dead. 2021-09-20. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. en-us. 14 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211014022413/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1896474-ponzio-nick.htm.
3. News: Italian shot-putter Nick Ponzio banned, to miss Paris Olympics . ESPN . 19 December 2023 . 13 July 2024.
4. Web site: Nick Ponzio parteciperà agli assoluti di Rovereto nel getto del peso, sfida stellare per il titolo con Leonardo Fabbri. atleticanotizie.myblog.it. it. 23 June 2021. 27 June 2021.
5. ELIGIBILITY: USA until 14 JUN 2021 – eligible to represent ITA in National Representative Competitions (see World Athletics Eligibility to Represent a Member Rule 1.2.1 d) from 15 JUN 2021.
6. Web site: 2021 Italian Athletics Championships - Results. fidal.it. it. 26 June 2021. 27 June 2021.
7. Web site: CAMPIONATI ITALIANI ASSOLUTI INDOOR - Ancona, 26 e 27 febbraio 202. fidal.it. it. 27 February 2022. 27 February 2022.