WEIR Zane

Date of Birth: 7 Sep 1995

Age: 25

Gender: Male

Place of birth: AMANZIMTOTI

Birth Country:

South Africa

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Shot Put	5

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Shot Put B	Men's Shot Put Qualification - Group B	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Shot Put A	Men's Shot Put Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	Shot Put
2021	1 x 5th, 1 x 7th
2020	1 x 7th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
5	2021	Shot Put	Doha, QAT	20.26
7	2021	Shot Put	Florence, ITA	20.06
7	2020	Shot Put	Rome, ITA	19.43

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

Zano (Instagram profile, 24 May 2021)

Collecting second-hand books, reading. (highwaymail.co.za, 07 Mar 2021)

Accounting, Finance - University of Cape Town, South Africa

Languages spoken:

English, Italian

Atletica Enterprise [Naples, ITA]

Paolo Dal Soglio [personal], ITA, from 2019

He took up the sport at primary school in South Africa. (highwaymail.co.za, 07 Mar 2021)

"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)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (iol.co.za, 19 Feb 2021)

Philosophy:

"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)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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