Nicola Vizzoni

Nicola Vizzoni

Vizzoni at Moscow 2013.
Personal information
Nickname	Ilvizzo
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1973-11-04) 4 November 1973 (age 51) Pietrasanta, Italy
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	126 kg (278 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Club	G.S. Fiamme Gialle
Retired	2016
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 1 0 European Championships 0 1 0 Summer Universiade 1 0 0 Mediterranean Games 2 0 1 World Military Games 0 2 0 World Military Championships 2 1 0 European Cup 1 3 1 European Cup Winter Throwing 2 0 1 Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Hammer throw European Championships 2010 Barcelona Hammer throw Summer Universiade 2001 Beijing Hammer throw Mediterranean Games 2001 Radès Hammer throw 2009 Pescara Hammer throw 2013 Mersin Hammer throw

Nicola Vizzoni (born 4 November 1973 in Pietrasanta, Province of Lucca) is a male hammer thrower from Italy. He won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics and ten years later at the 2010 European Athletics Championships. His personal best throw is 80.50 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Formia.

He has won 19 medals (8 gold, 8 silver, 3 bronze) at the International athletics competitions.^[1] Vizzoni is the coach of the Italian national team for the hammer throw.