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Giovanni Lievore

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Giovanni Lievore
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born(1932-03-20)20 March 1932
Carrè, Italy
Died28 April 2025(2025-04-28) (aged 93)
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
EventJavelin throw
ClubCUS Roma

Giovanni Lievore (20 March 1932 – 28 April 2025) was an Italian javelin thrower. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics finishing sixth, which as of 2025 was the best result for an Italian javelin thrower at the Olympics.[1][2] At the 1958 European Athletics Championships he finished eighth, and the same year he realized his personal record of 80,72 meters.[1] After his retirement, he moved to Turin and worked at Fiat.[1][2] He was the older brother of the former javelin world record holder Carlo Lievore.[2][3]

Lievore died on 28 April 2025, at the age of 93.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Atletica in lutto, addio a Giovanni Lievore: è il miglior giavellottista italiano ai Giochi". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 29 April 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Si è spento a 93 anni Giovanni Lievore. Prese parte alle Olimpiadi di Melbourne". Il Giornale di Vicenza (in Italian). 29 April 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Lievore e quel lancio infinito" (in Italian). gazzetta.it. Retrieved 9 September 2017. Aveva imparato l'arte del giavellotto dal fratello Giovanni, più anziano di cinque anni.
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