Paola Padovan

Paola Padovan
Padovan here competing in the final of the European Championships in Birmingham 2026 when she finished 7th and also set her new PB.
Personal information
National teamItaly (caps 6)
Born (1995-12-04) 4 December 1995
Feltre, Italy
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Pole Vault
ClubCarabinieri Bologna
Coached byKari Ihalainen[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • Javelin throw: 58.91 m (2026)[2]
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Italy
European Throwing Cup
Bronze medal – third place2026 NicosiaJavelin throw
Mediterranean Athletics U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2016 TunisJavelin throw

Paola Padovan (born 4 December 1995) is an Italian javelin thrower who won five national titles at senior level.[2][1]

Biography

She graduated in architecture, an academic title obtained from the Iuav University of Venice.[1]

Career

On 13 April 2025, Paola Padovan, after almost seven years, improved her previous personal best by more than two meters, and with a distance of 59.25 m in a regional competition in Treviso, she also became the fourth-best Italian all-time in the javelin throw.[3] However, the result was not approved by World Athletics because the competition was not included in the official European Athletics/World Athletics "global calendar." Therefore, her new PB, also for World Athletics, is the one set in Nicosia, Cyprus, on 14 March 2026, on the occasion of her bronze medal at the 2026 European Throwing Cup[2] and after throws a new PB, 58.91 m at Birmingham 2026. This result is still the fifth-best all-time in Italy.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenueRankEventMeasureNotes
2017 European Team Championships France Lille 7th Javelin throw 55.45 m
2026 European Throwing Cup Cyprus Nicosia 3rd Javelin throw 58.69 m PB[4]
European Championships United Kingdom Birmingham 7th Javelin throw 58.91 m PB

National titles

She won five national championships at senior level.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Paola Padovan - Biografia". fidal.it (in Italian). Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Paola Padovan - Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Rilancio Padovan: 59,25 nel giavellotto". fidal.it (in Italian). 13 April 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "JAVELIN THROW WOMEN". live.european-athletics.com. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
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