William Frullani

William Frullani (born 21 September 1979 in Prato) is a decathlete and bobsleigh competitor from Italy.

William Frullani
William Frullani at the 2008 TNT - Fortuna Meeting in Kladno
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1979-09-21) 21 September 1979
Prato, Italy
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)Combined events
ClubC.S. Carabinieri
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Decathlon: 7984 (2002)
  • Heptathlon indoor: 5972 (2009)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
European Cup Combined Events 1 0 0
European U23 Championships 0 0 1

Biography

Frullani won two medals, one of these at senior level, at the International athletics competitions.[1] He set his personal best score (7984 points) in the men's decathlon at the 2002 Hypo-Meeting in Götzis. In 2009 he finished 6th at the European Indoor Championships in Turin in the heptathlon with a national record of 5972 points.[2]

He was married to his combined events fellow, the Ukrainian heptathlete Hanna Melnychenko.[3]

Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2001 European U23 Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 3rd Decathlon 7871 pts
World Student Games Beijing, China — Decathlon DNF
2002 Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 8th Decathlon 7984 pts
European Championships Munich, Germany 9th Decathlon 7863 pts
2004 Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 16th Decathlon 7843 pts
2005 Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 17th Decathlon 7547 pts
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden — Decathlon DNF
2009 European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy 6th Heptathlon 5972 pts
Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria — Decathlon DNF

National titles

He has won 5 times the individual national championship.[4][5]

Bobsleigh

Frullani switched to bobsleigh in 2012.[6] He tested positive for methylhexanamine at the 2014 Winter Olympics and was excluded from the Italian team.[7][8] He was replaced by Samuele Romanini.[9]

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See also

References
  1. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  2. "Profile of William FRULLANI". all-athletics.com. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  3. ""Ora un figlio e poi Rio" Isinbayeva torna a sorridere" (in Italian). ilmessaggero.it. Retrieved 18 August 2013. ...all’ucraina Ganna Melnichenko, che è la ex moglie del decathleta azzurro William Frullani
  4. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-12-24. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  5. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  6. "William FRULLANI | Bobsleigh | Italy - Sochi 2014 Olympics". Sochi2014.com. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  7. "Sochi 2014: German athlete fails A sample drugs test". BBC Sport. 21 February 2014.
  8. Grohmann, Karolos (2014-02-17). "Italy bobsleigh athlete Frullani tests positive in Sochi - team". Reuters. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  9. Associated, The. "Italian Bobsledder Tests Positive At Sochi Games". NPR. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
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