Fausta Quintavalla

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1959-05-04) 4 May 1959 (age 64) Montechiarugolo, Italy
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Javelin throw
Club	Iveco Torino
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Javelin throw: 67.20 m (1983)
Medal record Universiade 1983 Edmonton Javelin throw Mediterranean Games 1979 Split Javelin throw 1983 Casablanca Javelin throw

Fausta Quintavalla (born 4 May 1959 in Montechiarugolo, Parma) is a former javelin thrower from Italy. She won three medals, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions.^[1]

Biography

Quintavalla set her personal best in 1983, throwing 67.20 metres. She competed for her native country twice at the Summer Olympics (1980 and 1984). Her best Olympic finish was the twelfth place in Moscow, USSR (1980). She has 41 caps in national team from 1976 to 1991.^[2]

Achievements

National titles

Fausta Quintavalla has won 8 times consecutively the individual national championship.^[3]

• 8 wins in javelin throw (1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990)