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Fina throws personal best to win European Cup javelin bronze
Pietro Villa also improves his best as Italy earns several team podium finishes in Nicosia.
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Michele Fina won javelin bronze at the European Throwing Cup in Nicosia with a personal best of 79.95m. He improved on the 77.23m he had thrown in 2023 and moved to tenth on Italy’s all-time list.
Germany’s Nick Thumm won with 81.05m, followed by Switzerland’s Simon Wieland at 80.76m. Giovanni Frattini finished seventh with a season best of 77.12m in the same senior competition.
Eighteen-year-old Pietro Villa placed fifth in the under-23 javelin with 73.37m, improving his previous best of 71.33m. That performance put him second on Italy’s under-20 list behind Frattini’s 73.78m. Italy finished third in the senior men’s, senior women’s and under-23 men’s team classifications.
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