Sonia Malavisi (born 31 October 1994) is an Italian pole vaulter.
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||
| Born | 31 October 1994 Rome, Italy | ||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||
| Event | Pole vault | ||||||||
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Biography edit
A fellow Roman like her compatriot Roberta Bruni, she also comes from the Artistic Gymnastics. At the pole vault, her junior personal best (4.42 m) is the second best junior world performance in 2013 and 49th at senior level.[1][2]
By clearing 4.50m at Castiglione della Pescaia on 17 May 2016, she qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, where she ranked 21st, clearing 4.45m.
Her personal best is 4.51m on 17 July 2016 during the 30th Meeting Internazionale Città di Padova.[3]
National records edit
Progression edit
Personal best
- Pole vault outdoor
| Year | Performance | Venue | Date |
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| 2021 | 4.45[5] | Florence |
15 MAY 2021 |
| 2020 | 4.30 | Rieti |
08 AUG 2020 |
| 2019 | 4.46 |  Bydgoszcz |
10 AUG 2019 |
| 2018 | 4.36 |  Athens |
22 JUN 2018 |
| 2017 | 4.40 | Rieti |
21 MAY 2017 |
| 2016 | 4.51 | Padua |
17 JUL 2016 |
| 2015 | 4.40 | Rieti |
28 JUN 2015 |
| 2014 | 4.35 | Rieti |
29 JUN 2014 |
| 2013 | 4.42 | Rieti |
05 JUL 2013 |
| 2012 | 4.05 |  Barcelona |
12 JUL 2012 |
| 2011 | 3.80 | Rieti |
01 OCT 2011 |
| 2010 | 3.30 | Rieti |
12 SEP 2010 |
Achievements edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Notes |
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| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona
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Qual | Pole vault | 4.05 m | |
| 2013 | European Team Championships |  Gateshead
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6th | Pole vault | 4.25 m | [6] |
| European Junior Championships | Rieti
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3rd | Pole vault | 4.20 m | ||
| 2015 | European U23 Championships |  Tallinn
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11th | Pole vault | 4.05 m | |
| 2016 | Olympic Games |  Rio de Janeiro
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21st | Pole vault | 4.45 m | |
| 2019 | European Team Championships | Bydgoszcz
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5th | Pole vault | 4.46 m | SB |
National titles edit
- Senior (4)
- Italian Athletics Championships
- Pole vault: 2015, 2016
- Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
- Pole vault: 2016, 2019
She also won one youth (2011)[7] and one junior (2013) individual national championship.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Pole Vault Women". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Pole Vault Women". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Pole Vault WOMEN - RESULTS". www.fidal.it. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Record junior Malavisi sale a 4,42" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ "Bruni vola a Firenze: 4,60 record italiano!" (in Italian). fidal.it. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "2013 European Team Championships2013 European Team Championships - Results". EAA. Archived from the original on 26 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ^ "Rieti, triplo stellare e sorpresa Malavisi" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
External links edit
- Sonia Malavisi on Instagram
- Sonia Malavisi at World Athletics
- Sonia Malavisi at Diamond League
- Sonia Malavisi at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Sonia Malavisi at Olympics.com
- Sonia Malavisi at Olympedia
- Sonia Malavisi at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
