The pictures above shows Assunta during her gold medal winning effort
of 18.92m and then celebrating her fine put at the 2007 European
Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham.
Her personal best throw is 19.04 metres, achieved in September 2006
in Busto Arsizio. Her best indoor result is 19.20 metres, achieved
in February 2002 in Genova.
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Womens Shot Put Final.
2007 European Indoor Champs.
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| 1. Assunta Legnante |
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ITA |
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18.92m |
| 2. Irina Khudoroshkina |
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RUS |
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18.50m |
| 3. Olga Ryabinkina |
|
RUS |
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18.16m |
| 4. Yulia Leantsiuk |
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BLR |
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18.10m |
| 5. Laurence Manfredi |
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FRA |
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18.02m |
| 6. Anna Omarova |
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RUS |
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17.98m |
| 7. Jessica Cerival |
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FRA |
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16.51m |
| 8. Helena Engman |
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SWE |
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16.09m |
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Legnante was born with congenital glaucoma in both eyes. In 2009 she suddenly
lost the sight in her better, right eye. Her left retina then deteriorated.
She had a cataract removed in March 2012, but that did not improve her sight.
She then started a new career as a Paralympic athlete and at the 2012 Olympic Games
in London won the F11 shot put with a World Record of 16.74m, In 2014 she improved
this with throws of 17.09m and 17.39m.