Llorenç Cassi i Morató (14 May 1940 – 23 March 2020), was a Spanish Catalan athlete and coach, specialized in the disc, weight and hammer throw.[1]
Biography and career
editCassi was born in Barcelona on 14 May 1940 and was a disciple of Nemesi Ponsati at CN Barcelona, a club with which he competed.[1] He was five times champion of Catalonia in hammer throw during the 1960s, three more in discus during the 1970s and twice in indoor shot put.[1] He set the records of Catalonia and Spain in hammer throw.[1] He was never Spanish champion, but he obtained two runner-up positions (1963, 1964) and two third places (1965, 1966) in hammer, and a third place in discus (1975).[1] He was 6 times absolute international (1964–1975) and four times junior international (from 1959 to 1961).[2]
Once he retired, he coached athletes such as his niece Sonia Godall,[3] Laura Redondo, Berta Castells or Miguel Alberto Blanco,[4][5] as well as being in charge of throwing events for the Catalan and Spanish federations and professor at the National School of Coaches.[1]
Death
editHe died on 23 March 2020, at the age of 79, as a result of COVID-19 during the pandemic in Spain.[6]
Achievements
edit- Champion of Catalonia:[7]
- hammer throw: 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966
- disc throw: 1971, 1974, 1975
- weight throw (indoor track): 1971, 1974
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Llorenç Cassi Morató". Enciclopèdia.cat (in Catalan).
- ^ "DATOS DEL ATLETA". Royal Spanish Athletics Federation (in Spanish).
- ^ "Sonia Godall: todo un "L.P"". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 May 1988.
- ^ "Llorenç Cassi mor per coronavirus". L'Esportiu de Catalunya (in Catalan). 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Llorenç Cassi, objetivo Río para sus tres atletas". Wang Connection (in Catalan). 11 November 2015.
- ^ "Muere el exatleta y entrenador Llorenç Cassi por el coronavirus". Sport (in Spanish). 24 March 2020.
- ^ "DATES i ESCENARIS DELS CAMPIONATS DE CATALUNYA ABSOLUTS" (PDF). Federació Catalana d'Atletisme (in Catalan). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2012.
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