Adolfo Consolini
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men’s athletics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1948 London | Discus throw | |
| Silver | 1952 Helsinki | Discus throw | |
Adolfo Consolini (January 5, 1917 - December 20, 1969) was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the discus throw.
He competed for an Italy in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the discus throw where he won the gold medal.
When Adolfo returned four years later to the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland he was unable to retain his title but did win the silver medal behind American Sim Innes.
In 1946, 1950 and 1954 he became European champion.
| Olympic champions in men's discus throw |
|---|
| 1896: Robert Garrett | 1900: Rudolf Bauer | 1904: Martin Sheridan | 1906: Martin Sheridan | 1908: Martin Sheridan | 1912: Armas Taipale | 1920: Elmer Niklander | 1924: Clarence Houser | 1928: Clarence Houser | 1932: John Anderson | 1936: Ken Carpenter | 1948: Adolfo Consolini | 1952: Sim Iness | 1956: Al Oerter | 1960: Al Oerter | 1964: Al Oerter | 1968 Al Oerter | 1972: Ludvík Daněk | 1976: Mac Wilkins | 1980: Viktor Rashchupkin | 1984: Rolf Danneberg | 1988: Jürgen Schult | 1992: Romas Ubartas | 1996: Lars Riedel | 2000: Virgilijus Alekna | 2004: Virgilijus Alekna |
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