Giovanni Faloci

Giovanni Faloci (Umbertide, 13 October 1985) is an Italian discus thrower.

Giovanni Faloci
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1985-10-13) October 13, 1985
Umbertide, Italy
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight115 kg (254 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)Discus throw
ClubG.S. Fiamme Gialle
Coached byLorenzo Campanelli
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Discus throw: 65.30 m (2019)

Biography

Giovanni Faloci has 9 caps in national team from 2007.[1] 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.[2][3]

Progression
YearPerformanceVenueDateWorld Ranking
201364.77 Tarquinia4 June18th
201264.24 Tarquinia27 May
201163.89 Tarquinia9 June
201062.19 Viterbo19 June
200962.56 Fabriano16 May
200861.19 Viterbo18 June
200758.52 Rome11 February
200660.38 Macerata20 May
200557.49 Grosseto5 June

Achievements
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[4]
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

National titles

He has won 8 times the individual national championship.[1][5]

See also

References
  1. Annuario dell'Atletica 2013. FIDAL. 2013.
  2. "IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MOSCOW 2013 10 AUGUST – 18 AUGUST 2013 - ENTRY STANDARDS" (PDF). iaaf.org. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  3. "GRADUATORIE ITALIANE 2013 - 2013 ITALIAN LISTS OUTDOOR" (PDF) (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  4. "2013 European Team Championships2013 European Team Championships - Results". EAA. Archived from the original on 26 June 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  5. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.