Zane Weir

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Zane Weir
Personal information
National teamItaly
Born (1995-09-07) 7 September 1995 (age 26)
Amanzimtoti, South Africa[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Shot put
ClubEnterprise Sport & Service
Coached byPaolo Dal Soglio[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Shot put: 21.66 m (2021)[1]

Zane Weir (born 7 September 1995) is a South Africa and Italian of South African descent shot putter who represents Italy since February 2020.[3] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Shot put.[4]

Biography[]

Of South African and later acquired Italian citizenship, born and raised in Amanzimtoti, he studied at Westville Boys' High School and the University of Cape Town, but with Italian heritage, Weir said it was having listened to his grandfather Mario’s sporting tales in Italy,[2] that made him decide to represent Italy after completing his degree in finance and accounting. His grandfather had been a keen sportsman but was affected by Alzheimer’s disease.[5]

He produced a personal best of 21.11 m in February 2021 - 1cm over the qualifying mark to book his spot for the trip to Japan and the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[6][1]

In May 2021, at the Diamond League Meeting in Doha he finished 5th.[7]

In the Olympic Games, he placed 5th overall in the Qualification round , contested on august 3rd, after finishing 3rd in group B with a personal best toss of 21.25.

Two days later, he placed again 5th in the Olympic final, with a new PB of 21.41.

He produced a new personal record on September 5, 2021, at the Meeting Città di Padova in Italy with a mark of 21.63 m,[8] improving his personal best from Tokyo 2020 by 22 centimeters,[9] improved again in Caorle on 19 September, to bring it to 21.66 m.

See also[]

  • Italian all-time lists - Shot put

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Incredibile Zane Weir: 21,11 nel getto del peso in Sudafrica" (in Italian). sprintnews.it. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Zane Weir può indossare la maglia azzurra" (in Italian). fidal.it. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Zane WEIR | Profile". worldathletics.org.
  4. ^ "Athletics WEIR Zane - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Shot-put star Zane Weir aims to go full circle in Italy". www.iol.co.za.
  6. ^ "Atletica, Zane Weir può rappresentare l'Italia! Via libera per il gettatore del peso da 21.11". Eurosport. 25 February 2021.
  7. ^ Kundu, Abhishek (29 May 2021). "Doha Diamond League 2021 results: Winners, scores, and timings". www.sportskeeda.com.
  8. ^ "Shot Put MEN -RESULTS". www.fidal.it. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Athlete Profile Zane Weir Results". olympics.com. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

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