Silvia Salis (born 17 September 1985 in Genoa) is an Italian hammer thrower.
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Born | Genoa, Italy | September 17, 1985||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Hammer throw | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | G.S. Fiamme Azzurre | ||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best |
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Medal record
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Biography
editHer personal best throw is 71.93 metres, achieved in May 2011 in Savona.[1] She is engaged to the writer and director Fausto Brizzi.[2]
Achievements
editYear | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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Representing Italy | |||||
2003 | European Junior Championships | Tampere, Finland | 10th | 56.14 m | |
2004 | World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 12th | 53.76 m | |
2005 | European U23 Championships | Erfurt, Germany | 13th (q) | 59.59 m | |
2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 28th (q) | 61.69 m | |
2007 | European U23 Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 4th | 64.92 m | |
Universiade | Bangkok, Thailand | 9th | 62.18 m | ||
2008 | Olympic Games[3] | Beijing, China | 42nd (q) | 62.28 m | |
2009 | Mediterranean Games | Pescara, Italy | 1st | 70.39 m | |
World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 18th (q) | 68.55 m | ||
Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia | 5th | 68.74 m | ||
2010 | European Cup Winter Throwing | Arles, France | 2nd | 69.43 m | |
European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 7th | 68.85 m | ||
2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 9th | 69.88 m | |
2013 | Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 3rd | 62.52 m | |
2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 24th (q) | 66.80 m |
National titles
editShe has won the individual national championship eight times.[4]
- 3 wins in the discus throw (2010, 2011, 2012)
- 5 wins in the discus throw at the Italian Winter Throwing Championships (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Silvia Salis". iaaf.org. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ "Silvia Salis martella i pregiudizi: "Con Fausto Brizzi sono felice"" (in Italian). gazzetta.it. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Silvia Salis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
- ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANE SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1923 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
External links
edit- Silvia Salis at World Athletics
- Silvia Salis at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Silvia Salis at Olympics.com
- Silvia Salis at Olympedia