WEIR Zane

7 Sep 1995
25
Male
AMANZIMTOTI
 
South Africa

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ATH Athletics Men's Shot Put 5

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Olympic Stadium - Shot Put B
Finished
Olympic Stadium - Shot Put A
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017
YearShot Put
20211 x 5th, 1 x 7th
20201 x 7th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020
RankYearEventLocationResult
52021Shot PutDoha, QAT20.26
72021Shot PutFlorence, ITA20.06
72020Shot PutRome, ITA19.43


Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final
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Zano (Instagram profile, 24 May 2021)
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Collecting second-hand books, reading. (highwaymail.co.za, 07 Mar 2021)
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Accounting, Finance - University of Cape Town, South Africa
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English, Italian
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Atletica Enterprise [Naples, ITA]
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Paolo Dal Soglio [personal], ITA, from 2019
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He took up the sport at primary school in South Africa. (highwaymail.co.za, 07 Mar 2021)
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"Shot put was first introduced to me at a general athletics camp, which I was invited to because of my sprinting performances. We had the opportunity to throw plastic honey containers filled with beach sand. This gave our coach at the time an indication that something in the sport resonated with my ability. From there, I grew from strength to strength within the sport." (highwaymail.co.za, 07 Mar 2021)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (iol.co.za, 19 Feb 2021)
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"I am a firm believer that if you holistically devote a significant portion of your life to anything, it's in that discipline that you will find and better yourself." (highwaymail.co.za, 07 Mar 2021)

General Interest

General
FROM SOUTH AFRICA TO ITALY
He was born and raised in South Africa but opted to compete for Italy because of his maternal grandfather's heritage. He received permission from World Athletics to switch nationality in 2021. "It was a difficult decision for me to make as I am passionate about South Africa but my grandfather's history is in Italy. He was a big sportsman. As a youngster, you always have such a unique relationship with your grandfather, especially being his only grandson. That sort of pride instilled in me has always been rich and, unfortunately, he's actually got quite bad Alzheimer's disease, to the point of not even remembering me anymore. So, I just feel it's such a beautiful sort of sentimental full circle, to honour that relationship through a sports career." (sprintnews.it, 25 Feb 2021; iol.co.za, 19 Feb 2021)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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