Sara Zabarino

Sara Zabarino (born 1 August 1999) is an Italian javelin thrower who won a gold medal at the 2019 European Throwing Cup at under-23 level with her new personal best, 58.62 m, that is the 10th best world performance of the year^[1] and 4th all-time in Italy lists.^[2]

Since August 2023, she has been a member of the track and field team at the University of Southern California, United States.

Biography

On 10 July 2018 she qualified for the final of the javelin throw at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, with the best measure among the participating athletes.^[3] In the final she placed 5th, with a best of 52.98m.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Measure	Notes
2018	World U20 Championships	Tampere	5th	Javelin throw	52.98 m	^[4]
2019	European Throwing Cup	Šamorín	1st	Javelin throw (U23)	58.62 m	PB NUR
2021	2021 European Athletics U23 Championships	Tallinn	9th	Javelin throw	52.01 m

^ "SENIOR OUTDOOR 2019 - JAVELIN THROW WOMEN". iaaf.org. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
^ "Exploit Zabarino: 58,62 record a Samorin" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
^ "JAVELIN THROW WOMEN IAAF WORLD U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS TAMPERE 2018". iaaf.org. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
^ She threw a better measure, 53.99 m, her personal best and new national record U20.