Cristiana Checchi is an Italian

Italy

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 shot put

Shot put

The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....

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She finished seventh at the 2002 European Indoor Championships, fourteenth at the 2002 European Championships and eleventh at the 2006 European Championships. She also competed at the World Indoor Championships in 2003

2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships

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 and 2004

2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships

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 and the 2005 World Championships

2005 World Championships in Athletics - Women's Shot Put

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 without reaching the final round.

Her personal best throw is 18.59 metres, achieved when she won the 2005 Mediterranean Games

2005 Mediterranean Games

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 in Almería

Almería

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. She has 18.64 metres on the indoor track, achieved in February 2003 in Schio

Schio

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. She also has 59.74 metres in the discus throw

Discus throw

The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...

, achieved in June 2007 in Milan

Milan

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She failed a doping

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 test in 2003.

She has also competed internationally in the bobsleigh

Bobsleigh

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