Orazio Cremona

Orazio Cremona (born 1 July 1989) is a South African athlete specialising in the shot put.[3] He finished seventh at the 2014 World Indoor Championships.

Orazio Cremona
Personal information
Born (1989-07-01) 1 July 1989
Johannesburg, South Africa
EducationMonash South Africa[1]
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Weight148 kg (326 lb) (2014)[2]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Shot put
Coached byDup de Preeze
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  South Africa
African Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 MarrakechShot put
Silver medal – second place2012 Porto NovoShot put
Bronze medal – third place2010 NairobiShot put
African Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2007 OuagadougouShot put

His personal bests in the event are 21.12 metres outdoors (Potchefstroom 2017) and 20.49 metres indoors (Sopot 2014).

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  South Africa
2007 African Junior Championships Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 2nd Shot put (6 kg) 17.66 m
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 19th (q) Shot put (6 kg) 18.28 m
2010 African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 3rd Shot put 18.27 m
2012 African Championships Porto Novo, Benin 2nd Shot put 19.19 m
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 15th (q) Shot put 19.42 m
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 7th Shot put 20.49 m
Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 4th Shot put 20.13 m
African Championships Marrakech, Morocco 1st Shot put 19.84 m
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 27th (q) Shot put 18.63 m
2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa 5th Shot put 19.15 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 23rd (q) Shot put 19.81 m
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 6th Shot put 20.51 m
2019 African Games Rabat, Morocco 5th Shot put 20.06 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 24th (q) Shot put 19.98 m

References
  1. 2018 CWG bio
  2. 2014 CWG profile
  3. Orazio Cremona at World Athletics


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