| Paolo Dal Soglio | |
| Nickname: | Paolone |
| Nationality: | Italian |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Shot put |
| Club: | C.S. Carabinieri |
| Birth Date: | 1970 7, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Schio, Italy |
| Weight: | 125kg (276lb) |
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| Country: |  Italy |
Paolo Dal Soglio (born 29 July 1970 in Schio) is an Italian shot putter.
At all 2012 season he won 15 medals (6 gold, 6 silver, 3 bronze) at the International athletics competitions.[1]
Best known for his gold medal at the 1996 European Indoor Championships and the fourth place at the 1996 Olympic Games. His personal best was 21.23 metres, achieved in September 1996 in Grosseto. In his career he won 26 times the national championships.[2]
| Year | Performance | Venue | Date | World Ranking | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 19.10 m | Savona[3] | 10-6-2012 | 106º [4] | ||
| 2011 | 18.59 m | Cles | 25-8-2011 | 133º | ||
| 2010 | 18.29 m | Pergine Valsugana | 10-7-2010 | 185º | ||
| 2009 | 19.18 m | Pergine Valsugana | 25-7-2009 | 90º | ||
| 2008 | 19.38 m | Padova | 31-8-2008 | 87º | ||
| 2007 | 18.93 m | Palermo | 30-9-2007 | 125º | ||
| 2006 | 18.05 m | Modena | 21-5-2006 | 200º | ||
| 2005 | 18.66 m | Cesenatico | 12-6-2005 | 137º | ||
| 2004 | 20.19 m | Pergine Valsugana | 23-7-2004 | 40º | ||
| 2003 | 19.72 m | Padova | 6-7-2003 | 51º | ||
| 2002 | 20.86 m | Riese Pio X | 22-9-2002 | 13º | ||
| 2001 | 20.86 m | Cuneo | 8-9-2001 | 11º | ||
| 2000 | 20.75 m | Rieti | 3-9-2000 | 14º | ||
| 1999 | 20.41 m | Pretoria | 29-1-1999 | 18º | ||
| 1998 | 20.65 m | Borgo Valsugana | 31-7-1998 | 11º | ||
| 1997 | 20.69 m | Avezzano | 24-8-1997 | 10º | ||
| 1996 | 21.23 m | Grosseto | 11-9-1996 | 4º | ||
| 1995 | 20.57 m | Padova | 16-7-1995 | 10º | ||
| 1994 | 20.68 m | Modena | 5-10-1994 | 8º | ||
| 1993 | 20.43 m | Vicenza | 3-4-1993 | align="center" | - | |
| 1992 | 19.76 m |  Sheffield | 5-6-1992 | 39º | ||
| 1991 | 18.60 m | Ponzano Veneto | 23-6-1991 | 82º | ||
| 1990 | 18.48 m | Bologna | 27-9-1990 | 102º | ||
| 1989 | 18.23 m | Mestre | 22-10-1989 | align="center" | - | |
| 1988 | 17.69 m | Vicenza | 4-10-1988 | align="center" | - |
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | World Junior Championships | Sudbury, Canada | 14th (q) | Shot put | 15.78 m | |
| 15th (q) | Discus | 48.12 m | ||||
| 1993 | Toronto, Canada | 5th | Shot put | 19.74 m | ||
| Buffalo, United States | 2nd | Shot put | 19.64 m | |||
| Narbonne, France | 1st | Shot put | 20.22 m | |||
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 8th | Shot put | 19.15 m | |
| 1995 | Barcelona, Spain | 7th | Shot put | 19.44 m | ||
| Gothenburg, Sweden | 9th | Shot put | 19.38 m | |||
| 1996 | Stockholm, Sweden | 1st | Shot put | 20.50 m | ||
| Atlanta, United States | 4th | Shot put | 20.74 m | |||
| IAAF Grand Prix Final | Milan, Italy | 3rd | Shot put | 21.13 m | ||
| 1997 | Athens, Greece | 9th | Shot put | 19.77 m | ||
| Catania, Italy | 2nd | Shot put | 20.01 m | |||
| 1998 | Budapest, Hungary | 5th | Shot put | 20.50 m | ||
| 1999 | Maebashi, Japan | 6th | Shot put | 20.10 m | ||
| Zagreb, Croatia | 1st | Shot put | 20.39 m | |||
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 19th (q) | Shot put | 19.39 m | |
| 2001 | Lisbon, Portugal | 5th | Shot put | 20.17 m | ||
| Radès, Tunisia | 2nd | Shot put | 20.60 m | |||
| Edmonton, Canada | 13th (q) | Shot put | 19.80 m | |||
| (q) Indicates overall position in qualifying round | ||||||