Sara Fantini
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| National team | Italy: 7 caps (2017-2021)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 September 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Hammer throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Marinella Vaccari[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sara Fantini (born 16 September 1997) is an Italian hammer thrower European champion at Roma 2024.
National records
Fantini has won 14 national championships at senior level,[3] and ranked in the top 60, at 51st place, on the IAAF world leading list at the end of the 2017 outdoor season.[4] She is the daughter of the former shot putter Corrado Fantini.[5]
In 2019, Fantini's personal record 70.30 m, ranking 32nd of the world lists of the year. This qualified her for the IAAF for the 2019 World Athletics Championships. Fantini's national record under 23, ranks her 4th best all-time Italian performance.[6]
Fantini competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in hammer throw. She threw 71.68, placing 12th at the event.[7]
Fantini competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the hammer throw. She threw 69.58 meters, placing 12th at the event.[8]
- Hammer throw: 75.77 m, (
Madrid, 18 June 2022) - Current holder[9] - Hammer throw under-23: 70.30 m (
Livorno, 29 June 2019)[10]
Progression
Her personal best is 75.77 m established in 2022.[11]
Updated to 15 June 2024.
Personal best
| Year | Time | Venue | Date | World Rank |
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| 2014 | 55.60 |  Milan | 27/09/2014 | |
| 2015 | 61.75 | Jesolo | 26/09/2015 | |
| 2016 | 62.44 | Caorle | 10/09/2016 | |
| 2017 | 68.24 | Modena | 02/06/2017 | |
| 2018 | 66.06 | Modena | 23/06/2018 | |
| 2019 | 70.30 | Livorno | 29/06/2019 | |
| 2020 | 70.73 | Udine | 08/08/2020 | |
| 2021 | 72.31 |  Madrid | 19/06/2021 | |
| 2022 | 75.77 | Madrid | 18/06/2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 73.85 |  Leiria | 24/08/2023 | 14 |
| 2024 | 74.18 | Rome | 10/06/2024 | 9 |
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Measure | Notes |
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| 2016 | World U20 Championships |  Bydgoszcz |
7th | Hammer throw | 59.56 m | [note 1] |
| 2017 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz |
11th | Hammer throw | 63.38 m | [note 2] |
| Universiade |  Taipei |
12th | Hammer throw | 60.82 m | [note 3] | |
| 2019 | European U23 Championships |  Gävle |
3rd | Hammer throw | 68.35 m | |
| World Championships |  Doha |
26th | Hammer throw | 66.58 m | ||
| 2021 | European Throwing Cup |  Split |
5th | Hammer throw | 70.21 m | SB[12] |
| 2022 | European Championships |  Munich |
3rd | Hammer throw | 71.58 m | [note 4] |
| 2024 | European Championships | Rome |
1st | Hammer throw | 74.18 m | SB |
National titles
Fantini has won 18 national championships.[13][3][14]
- Italian Athletics Championships
- Hammer throw: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 (9)
- Italian Winter Throwing Championships
- Hammer throw: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 (6)
