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Assunta Legnante

1978 - Today

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Assunta Legnante (born 14 May 1978) is a visually impaired Italian shot putter. She has competed in both the Olympics and the Paralympics, one of the few athletes to do so. As of February 2013, she is the current F11 shot put world record holder. She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Women's discus throw F11, and Women's shot put F12, winning silver medals. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Assunta Legnante is the 5,877th most popular athlete, the 5,217th most popular biography from Italy and the 215th most popular Italian Athlete.

Assunta Legnante is most famous for being an Italian Paralympic shot putter who has achieved significant success in her sport, including winning multiple medals at the Paralympic Games. She is known for her remarkable athletic achievements despite being visually impaired.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Assunta Legnante ranks 5,877 out of 6,025. Before her are Shirley Robertson, Julien Bontemps, Gavin Hassett, Nathan Wilmot, Lu Yong, and Yurisel Laborde. After her are Shiny Abraham, Mikael Backlund, Bárbara Arenhart, He Chong, Maro Joković, and Massimo Stano.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Assunta Legnante ranks 1,307. Before her are Danny Higginbotham, Kayvan Novak, Koichi Sekimoto, Noah Bean, Haruhiko Sato, and Sayaka Osakabe. After her are Naohito Hirai, Eric Ladin, Aleksey Rastvortsev, Yoko Isoda, Miri Ben-Ari, and Shinya Yoshihara.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Assunta Legnante ranks 5,218 out of 5,161. Before her are Alessia Filippi (1987), Nadia Battocletti (2000), Alessandro Michieletto (2001), Rachele Bruni (1990), Gianpiero Pastore (1976), and Sergio Volpi (1974). After her are Moreno Moser (1990), Massimo Stano (1992), Michele Mian (1973), Daniele Dessena (1987), Chiara Consonni (1999), and Beatrice Vio (1997).

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Among ATHLETES In Italy

Among athletes born in Italy, Assunta Legnante ranks 215. Before her are Rosalba Forciniti (1986), Elia Luini (1979), Gian Marco Berti (1982), Davide Malacarne (1987), Nadia Battocletti (2000), and Alessandro Michieletto (2001). After her are Massimo Stano (1992), Luca Agamennoni (1980), Filippo Tortu (1998), Mauro Sarmiento (1983), Marco Di Costanzo (1992), and Gabriele Rossetti (1995).

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