Facts: - sport: athletics - event: javelin throw - ritired: 2010 - country: ita italy - birth date: 14 february 1978 - name: francesco pignata - nationality: italian - club: g.s. fiamme gialle - birth place: reggio calabria , italy Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of francesco pignata .
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francesco pignata -lrb- born 14 february 1978 -rrb- is a former italian javelin thrower .