Frank Covelli
American javelin thrower
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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1937-04-02) April 2, 1937 (age 87) Paducah, Kentucky | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Javelin throw | ||||||||||||||
College team | Arizona State Sun Devils | ||||||||||||||
Club | Pacific Coast Club | ||||||||||||||
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Frank George Covelli (born 2 April 1937 in Paducah, Kentucky) is an American former javelin thrower who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1] He was the 1964 and 1968 American champion.[2] Throwing for Arizona State University, he was the 1963 NCAA Champion.[3] Later he threw for the Pacific Coast Club from Long Beach, California.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frank Covelli". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
- ^ http://www.legacy.usatf.org/statistics/USA-Champions/USAOutdoorTF/men/JT.aspx
- ^ "Prep-College Athletes Dominate Olympic Team" (PDF). NCAA News. Vol. 1, no. 4. September–October 1964. p. 4.
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- 1951: Ricardo Héber (ARG)
- 1955: Franklin Held (USA)
- 1959: Buster Quist (USA)
- 1963: Dan Studney (USA)
- 1967: Frank Covelli (USA)
- 1971: Cary Feldmann (USA)
- 1975: Sam Colson (USA)
- 1979: Duncan Atwood (USA)
- 1983: Laslo Babits (CAN)
- 1987: Duncan Atwood (USA)
- 1991: Ramón González (CUB)
- 1995: Emeterio González (CUB)
- 1999: Emeterio González (CUB)
- 2003: Emeterio González (CUB)
- 2007: Guillermo Martínez (CUB)
- 2011: Guillermo Martínez (CUB)
- 2015: Keshorn Walcott (TTO)
- 2019: Anderson Peters (GRN)
- 2023: Curtis Thompson (USA)
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