Simone Barontini (born 5 January 1999) is an Italian middle distance runner, who specializes in the 800 metres. He has won seven national titles at the senior level.
 Barontini at Munich 2022 | |||||||||||||||
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| National team | Italy: 2 caps (2018-2019) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 January 1999 Ancona, Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 800 metres | ||||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Azzurre S.E.F. Stamura Ancona | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Fabrizio Dubbini | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Biography edit
He participated at one edition of the European Athletics Championships in 2018, and one of the European Athletics Indoor Championships in 2019.[1] He finished eighth at the 2019 European U23 Championships. He gained gold at the 2021 European U23 Championships in Tallinn.
Achievements edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event | Time | Notes |
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| 2022 | European Championships |  Munich
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7th | 800 m | 1:45.66 | PB |
| 2023 | European Indoor Championships |  Istanbul
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8th | 800 m | 1:48.63 | [a] |
National titles edit
Barontini won nine national championships at individual senior level.[2][3]
- Italian Athletics Championships
- 800 metres: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023 (4)
- Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
Notes edit
- ^ He ran a better crono 1:47.13 in semifinals
References edit
- ^ "Simone Barontini biography" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2021" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Dal Molin record italiano 13.27, Jacobs 10.01!" (in Italian). fidal.it. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
External links edit
- Simone Barontini at World Athletics
- Simone Barontini at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Simone Barontini at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
