Orlando Bianchini

Orlando Bianchini (born 4 June 1955 in Guidonia, Roma) is a retired male hammer thrower from Italy, that won a medal at the Mediterranean Games (1983).

Orlando Bianchini

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	June 4, 1955 Guidonia, Italy
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	130 kg (287 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Hammer throw
Club	G.S. Fiamme Gialle
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Hammer throw: 77.94 m (1994)
Medal record Mediterranean Games 1983 Casablanca Hammer throw

Biography

Orlando Bianchini participated at one edition of the Summer Olympics (1984), he has 34 caps in national team from 1975 to 1987.[1]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
1982	European Championships	Athens, Greece	16th
1983	Mediterranean Games	Casablanca, Morocco	2nd
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	4th

National championships

Orlando Bianchini has won 2 times the individual national championship.[2][3]

• 1 win in Hammer throw (1985)
• 1 win in hammer throw at the Italian Winter Throwing Championships (1984)

See also

• Italian all-time lists - Hammer throw

References

1. Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
2. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 24, 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
3. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 27 November 2012.

External links

• Orlando Bianchini at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)