Nick Ponzio
Italian shot putter
Ponzio in 2022 | |||||||||
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Full name | Nicholas James Ponzio | ||||||||
National team | Italy | ||||||||
Born | (1995-01-04) 4 January 1995 (age 29) San Diego, United States | ||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||
Event | Shot put | ||||||||
Club | Athletic Club 96 Alperia | ||||||||
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Nicholas James "Nick" Ponzio (born 4 January 1995) is an American-born Italian shot putter.[1] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Shot put.[2]
Ponzio received an eighteen month competition ban to run from February 2023 to August 2024 for a doping rules violation.[3]
Biography
Nick Ponzio obtained Italian citizenship on June 15 and the process for the recognition of eligibility to wear the azzurro jersey, at 27 June 2021, day after he won his first Italian national title was underway.[4] On 29 June 2021, World Athletics gave him clearance from 15 June to qualify him for 2020 Olympics[5]
Personal bests
- Shot put: 21.83 m (Leiria, Portugal 13 March 2022)[1]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event | Measure | Notes |
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2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo | Qual | Shot put | 20.80 m | |
2022 | European Throwing Cup | Leiria | 2nd | Shot put | 21.83 m | PB |
World Indoor Championships | Belgrade | 7th | Shot put | 21.30 m | ||
World Championships | Eugene | 9th | Shot put | 20.81 m | [a] | |
European Championships | Munich | 4th | Shot put | 20.98 m |
National titles
Ponzio won three national championship at individual senior level.[6]
- Italian Athletics Championships
- Shot put: 2021, 2022
- Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
Notes
- ^ He threw 21.35 (Q) in qualify
References
- ^ a b "Nick Ponzio - Athlete profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Athletics PONZIO Nick". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 14 October 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Italian shot-putter Nick Ponzio banned, to miss Paris Olympics". ESPN. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Nick Ponzio parteciperà agli assoluti di Rovereto nel getto del peso, sfida stellare per il titolo con Leonardo Fabbri" (in Italian). atleticanotizie.myblog.it. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ ELIGIBILITY: USA until 14 JUN 2021 – eligible to represent ITA in National Representative Competitions (see World Athletics Eligibility to Represent a Member Rule 1.2.1 d) from 15 JUN 2021.
- ^ "2021 Italian Athletics Championships - Results" (in Italian). fidal.it. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "CAMPIONATI ITALIANI ASSOLUTI INDOOR - Ancona, 26 e 27 febbraio 202". fidal.it (in Italian). 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
External links
- Nick Ponzio at World Athletics
- Nick Ponzio at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Nick Ponzio at Olympedia
- Nick Ponzio at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
- Nick Ponzio at the CONI honored athlete website (in Italian)
- v
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- 1913: Giuseppe Tugnoli
- 1914: Giuseppe Tugnoli
- 1915-1918: not held
- 1919: Aurelio Lenzi
- 1920: Giuseppe Tugnoli
- 1921: Aurelio Lenzi
- 1922: Oprando Bottura
- 1923: Giuseppe Tugnoli
- 1924: Albino Pighi
- 1925: Albino Pighi
- 1926: Albino Pighi
- 1927: Clemente Romanò
- 1928: Albino Pighi
- 1929: Natale Mosca
- 1930: Albino Pighi
- 1931: Albino Pighi
- 1932: not held
- 1933: Cesare Garulli
- 1934: Lauro Bononcini
- 1935: Lauro Bononcini
- 1936: Gianni Reggio
- 1937: Ruggero Biancani
- 1938: Angiolo Profeti
- 1939: Angiolo Profeti
- 1940: Angiolo Profeti
- 1941: Angiolo Profeti
- 1942: Angiolo Profeti
- 1943: Enea Bertocchi
- 1944: not held
- 1945: Angiolo Profeti
- 1946: Angiolo Profeti
- 1947: Angiolo Profeti
- 1948: Angiolo Profeti
- 1949: Angiolo Profeti
- 1950: Angiolo Profeti
- 1951: Angiolo Profeti
- 1952: Angiolo Profeti
- 1953: Angiolo Profeti
- 1954: Angiolo Profeti
- 1955: Silvano Meconi
- 1956: Silvano Meconi
- 1957: Silvano Meconi
- 1958: Silvano Meconi
- 1959: Silvano Meconi
- 1960: Silvano Meconi
- 1961: Silvano Meconi
- 1962: Silvano Meconi
- 1963: Silvano Meconi
- 1964: Silvano Meconi
- 1965: Silvano Meconi
- 1966: Michele Sorrenti
- 1967: Silvano Meconi
- 1968: Silvano Meconi
- 1969: Flavio Asta
- 1970: Renato Bergonzoni
- 1971: Renato Bergonzoni
- 1972: Michele Sorrenti
- 1973: Michele Sorrenti
- 1974: Flavio Asta
- 1975: Angelo Groppelli
- 1976: Marco Montelatici
- 1977: Marco Montelatici
- 1978: Angelo Groppelli
- 1979: Angelo Groppelli
- 1980: Angelo Groppelli
- 1981: Luigi De Santis
- 1982: Marco Montelatici
- 1983: Alessandro Andrei
- 1984: Alessandro Andrei
- 1985: Alessandro Andrei
- 1986: Alessandro Andrei
- 1987: Marco Montelatici
- 1988: Marco Montelatici
- 1989: Alessandro Andrei
- 1990: Alessandro Andrei
- 1991: Alessandro Andrei
- 1992: Alessandro Andrei
- 1993: Luciano Zerbini
- 1994: Paolo Dal Soglio
- 1995: Paolo Dal Soglio
- 1996: Paolo Dal Soglio
- 1997: Corrado Fantini
- 1998: Paolo Dal Soglio
- 1999: Paolo Dal Soglio
- 2000: Paolo Dal Soglio
- 2001: Paolo Dal Soglio
- 2002: Paolo Dal Soglio
- 2003: Paolo Dal Soglio
- 2004: Paolo Dal Soglio
- 2005: Marco Dodoni
- 2006: Paolo Capponi
- 2007: Paolo Capponi
- 2008: Paolo Capponi
- 2009: Marco Di Maggio
- 2010: Andrea Ricci
- 2011: Paolo Dal Soglio
- 2012: Paolo Dal Soglio
- 2013: Marco Dodoni
- 2014: Daniele Secci
- 2015: Daniele Secci
- 2016: Sebastiano Bianchetti
- 2017: Sebastiano Bianchetti
- 2018: Sebastiano Bianchetti
- 2019: Leonardo Fabbri
- 2020: Leonardo Fabbri
- 2021: Nick Ponzio
- 2022: Nick Ponzio
- 2023: Leonardo Fabbri
- 2024: Leonardo Fabbri