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Giovanni Faloci

Giovanni Faloci (13 October 1985) is an Italian discus thrower. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Discus throw.[1]

Giovanni Faloci
Personal information
National teamItaly
Born (1985-10-13) 13 October 1985 (age 38)
Umbertide, Italy
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight115 kg (254 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventDiscus throw
ClubG.S. Fiamme Gialle
Coached byLorenzo Campanelli
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • Discus throw: 67.36 m (2021)

Biography edit

Giovanni Faloci has 9 caps in national team from 2007.[2] In his career, with Italy national athletics team, he participated at one edition of European Athletics Championships (2012), two of the Summer Universiade (2007 and 2011), one of the Mediterranean Games (2009), three of the European Team Championships (2010, 2011, 2013) and in 2013, with 64.77 m fifth best measure of all-time in Italy, he obtained the IAAF Standard for the 2013 World Championships in Athletics.[3][4]

Progression edit

  Personal Best
Year Performance Venue Date
2021 67.36   Spoleto 29 June
2020 61.87   Padua 29 August
2019 65.30   Latina 6 July
2018 64.19   Tarquinia 13 June
2017 63.66   San Benedetto del Tronto 21 May
2016 60.58   Leiria 30 April
2015 62.50   Tarquinia 21 May
2014 62.07   Donnas 13 July
2013 64.77   Tarquinia 4 June
2012 64.24   Tarquinia 27 May
2011 63.89   Tarquinia 9 June
2010 62.19   Viterbo 19 June
2009 62.56   Fabriano 16 May
2008 61.19   Viterbo 18 June
2007 58.52   Rome 11 February
2006 60.38   Macerata 20 May
2005 57.49   Grosseto 5 June

Achievements edit

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Italy
2005 European U23 Championships Erfurt, Germany 23rd (q) Discus throw 47.16 m
2007 European U23 Championships Debrecen, Hungary 7th Discus throw 55.84 m
2011 European Team Championships Stockholm, Sweden 9th Discus throw 56.09 m
Summer Universiade Shenzhen, China 7th Discus throw 60.27 m
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 25th (q) Discus throw 57.67 m
2013 European Team Championships Gateshead, United Kingdom 7th Discus throw 58.02 m[5]
2018 Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain 4th Discus throw 60.16 m
European Championships Berlin, Germany 21st (q) Discus throw 59.27 m
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 30th (q) Discus throw 59.77 m
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 29th (q) Discus throw 57.33 m
2022 Mediterranean Games Oran, Algeria 10th Discus throw 57.30 m

National titles edit

He has won ten times the individual national championship.[2][6][7]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Athletics FALOCI Giovanni". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b Annuario dell'Atletica 2013. FIDAL. 2013.
  3. ^ "IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MOSCOW 2013 10 AUGUST – 18 AUGUST 2013 - ENTRY STANDARDS" (PDF). iaaf.org. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  4. ^ "GRADUATORIE ITALIANE 2013 - 2013 ITALIAN LISTS OUTDOOR" (PDF) (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  5. ^ "2013 European Team Championships2013 European Team Championships - Results". EAA. Archived from the original on 26 June 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  6. ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  7. ^ "Assoluti: altri 4 azzurri allo standard olimpico" (in Italian). fidal.it. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

External links edit

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