Hannes Kirchler

Hannes Kirchler
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1978-12-22) 22 December 1978
Merano, Italy
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Weight 115 kg (254 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Discus throw
Club C.S. Carabinieri
Coached by Diego Fortuna
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking
  • Discus throw: 65.01 m (2007)

Hannes Kirchler (born 22 December 1978 in Merano) is an Italian discus thrower.

Biography

He is a eleven-time national champion in the discus throw, and a member of C.S. Carabinieri, an Italian military police sporting club. In 2007, Kirchler achieved his personal best throw of 65.01 metres at the Italian national championships in Bolzano.

His biggest achievement was to reach the Final at the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where he threw 63.74m in the Qualifying and 60.18m in the Final. He finished tenth.

Kirchler competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and qualified for the men's discus throw. He threw the discus into the field at 56.44 metres. Kirchler finished sixteenth in the second group, and thirty-third overall in the qualifying round of the event; therefore, he did not reach the final.[1]

Progression

YearPerformanceVenueDateWorld Ranking
2016 64.97 m Tarquinia. Italy 15 June 2016 39°
2015 62.56 m Castiglione della Pescaia. Italy 1 June 2015 56°
2014 63.33 m Chula Vista. US 24 April 2014 48º
2013 62.69 m Donnas. Italy 7 July 2013 56º
2012 62.04 m La Jolla. US 28 April 2012 75º
2011 63.58 m Tarquinia. Italy 9 June 2011 46º
2010 62.86 m Donnas. Italy 10 July 2010 46º
2009 63.11 m Donnas. Italy 12 July 2009 35º
2008 62.52 m Formia. Italy 22 April 2008 57º
2007 65.01 m Bolzano. Italy 4 June 2007 18º
2006 62.27 m Donnas. Italy 18 June 2006 47º
2005 62.72 m Milano. Italy 1 June 2005 47º
2004 62.13 m Viterbo. Italy 20 May 2004 62º
2003 59.70 m Vado Ligure. Italy 18 June 2003 98º
2002 59.85 m Pergine Valsugana. Italy 6 July 2002 99º
2001 54.29 m Trento. Italy 2 September 2001 230º
2000 55.80 m Ravenna. Italy 24 June 2000 220º
1999 55.32 m Borgo Valsugana. Italy 22 May 1999 243º
1998 53.70 m { Bolzano. Italy 1 June 1998 386º
1997 49.08 m Grosseto. Italy 14 June 1997 472º
1996 45.42 m

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing Italy
2006 Mediterranean Games Spain Almeria NM
2006 European Championships Sweden Göteborg 19º 56.78 m
2007 World Championships Japan Osaka 21º 60.34 m
Military World Games India Hyderabad 5º 58.61 m
2008 Olympic Games China Beijing 33º 56.44 m
2009 Mediterranean Games Italy Pescara 4º 60.93 m
2011 Military World Games Brazil Rio de Janeiro 6º 57.46 m
2014 European Championships Switzerland Zürich 10º 60.18 m
2016 European Championships Netherlands Amsterdam 10º 60.18 m

National championships

Hannes Kirchler has won 11 times for the individual national championships.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Men's Discus Throw Qualifying Round – Group B". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "Campionati "Assoluti" Italiani Sul Podio Tricolore – 1906–2012" ["Absolute" Italian Championships on the podium (1906–2012)] (PDF) (in Italian). Sport Olimpico. Retrieved 29 November 2012.

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