Hannes Kirchler (born 22 December 1978 in Merano) is an Italian discus thrower.

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Hannes Kirchler

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1978-12-22) 22 December 1978 (age 45) Merano, Italy
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Weight	115 kg (254 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Discus throw
Club	C.S. Carabinieri
Coached by	Diego Fortuna
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	Discus throw: 65.01 m (2007)
Medal record Mediterranean Games 2018 Tarragona Discus throw

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He is an eleven-time national champion in the discus throw, and a member of C.S. Carabinieri, an Italian military police sporting club. In 2007, Kirchler achieved his personal best throw of 65.01 metres at the Italian national championships in Bolzano.

Kirchler competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and qualified for the men's discus throw.

His biggest achievement was to reach the Final at the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where he threw 63.74m in the Qualifying and 60.18m in the Final. He finished tenth.

Hannes Kirchler has won 13 times for the individual national championships.^[1]

• 10 wins in discus throw (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
• 3 win in discus throw (2007, 2014, 2017) at the Italian Winter Throwing Championships

• Italian all-time lists – Discus throw