Carolina Visca

Personal information

Birth name

Carolina Giovanna Visca

National team

Italian Team

Born

31 May 2000 (age 23)
Rome, Italy

Height

1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)

Weight

65 kg (143 lb)

Sport

Country

Sport

Event

Club

Coached by

Alberto Visca

Achievements and titles

Personal best

Javelin throw: 58.47 m (2019)

Medal record

European U18 Championships

	2016 Tbilisi	Javelin throw
European U20 Championships
	2019 Borås	Javelin throw
	2017 Grosseto	Javelin throw

Carolina Visca (born 31 May 2000) is an Italian female javelin thrower, born in Rome from Italian father (that is also her coach) and Colombian mother.^[1] who won several medals at youth level (Under-18, Under-20, Under-23).^[2]

In September 2018 in Pescara she established her personal best with the measure of 57.93 m, which is a new Italian U20 record.

Biography

On 10 July 2018 she qualifies for the final of the javelin throw at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, with the second best measure among the participating athletes, behind teammate Sara Zabarino.^[3] Than in final was 4th, just over a meter from the bronze medal and all the first three girls launched a measure lower than her season best. On 21 July 2019 she was qualified for the final with the second measure behind Julia Ulbricht. In the final became first yet from the second throw but in the last throw she take definitely the gold medal at European U20 championships in Borås. After only 1 week she take the U20NR with 58,47 and win the competition of Italian senior championship in Brixen.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Measure	Notes
2015	European Youth Olympic Festival	Tbilisi	1st	Javelin throw	60.09 m	CR ^[4]
2016	European U18 Championships	Tbilisi	2nd	Javelin throw	59.10 m	^[4]
2017	European U20 Championships	Grosseto	2nd	Javelin throw	53.65 m
2018	Mediterranean U23 Championships	Jesolo	2nd	Javelin throw	52.25 m
2019	European U20 Championships	Borås	1st	Javelin throw	56.48 m