Darlan Romani
Romani at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Brazilian |
Born |
Concórdia, Santa Catarina, Brazil | 9 April 1991
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Weight | 140 kg (309 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Track and field |
Event(s) | Shot put |
Updated on 9 October 2015. |
Darlan Romani (born 9 April 1991 in Concórdia) is a Brazilian track and field athlete specialising in the shot put.[1][2][3]
Darlan has the Brazilian record since 2012. Since then, he broke the record so often that even he knows exactly how many national records he beat. He was surpassing the mark again and again in early 2015 when he reached 20.90m.[4]
He is the first Brazilian to qualify to the Shot Put at Olympics in 80 years - Antonio Pereira Lira was the last who did it, at the Berlin Games, in 1936.
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, in the Men's shot put, he broke the Brazilian record two times (20.94 meters in the qualifying round and 21.02 meters in the final), finishing 5th. It was the best participation of a Brazilian in the event.[5]
His personal best in the event is 21.02 metres set in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. This is the current Brazilian all-ages record.
Personal bests
- Shot put (outdoor): 21.02 m – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 18 August 2016
- Shot put (indoor): 18.50 m – Portland, United States, 18 March 2016
Competition record
References
- ↑ Darlan Romani profile at IAAF
- ↑ A Equipe - Atletas Masculino - Perfil - Darlan Romani (in Portuguese), Clube de Atletismo BM&F Bovespa, retrieved May 5, 2014
- ↑ Biografía - General - ROMANI Darlan - Brasil (in Spanish), retrieved May 5, 2014
- ↑ Com só um arremesso, Darlan bate recorde brasileiro e vai à final em 3º
- ↑ Darlan volta a bater recorde nacional e fecha em quinto no arremesso do peso
External links
- Darlan Romani profile at IAAF