Simone Falloni

Simone Falloni (born 26 July 1991 in San Cesareo) is an Italian athlete specialising in the hammer throw.[3] He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships without qualifying for the final. His biggest success to date is the bronze medal at the 2017 European Throwing Cup.

Simone Falloni
Personal information
Born (1991-07-26) 26 July 1991
San Cesareo, Italy
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight108 kg (238 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Hammer throw
ClubLibertas San Cesareo (2004–2006)
Studentesca Cariri (2007–2011)
Italian Air Force (2012–)
Coached byValter Rizzi
Gino Brichese
Nicola Vizzoni (2017–)[2]

His personal best in the event is 75.73 m set in Lucca in 2017.[4]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Italy
2009 European Junior Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 24th (q) Hammer throw (6 kg) 61.55 m
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 22nd (q) Hammer throw (6 kg) 64.49 m
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 16th (q) Hammer throw 65.43 m
2013 European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 4th Hammer throw 72.43 m
2015 Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 8th Hammer throw 70.58 m
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 18th (q) Hammer throw 70.51 m
2017 European Throwing Cup Las Palmas, Spain 3rd Hammer throw 74.37 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 30th (q) Hammer throw 69.90 m
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 21st (q) Hammer throw 71.03 m

References


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