Silvano Simeon

Italian discus thrower From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Silvano Simeon (27 October 1945 – 12 December 2010) was an Italian discus thrower. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics and finished in 10th and 19th place, respectively.[1]

NationalityItalian
Born(1945-10-27)27 October 1945
Visco, Italy
Died12 December 2010(2010-12-12) (aged 65)
Turin, Italy
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
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Silvano Simeon
Simeon in 1968
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born(1945-10-27)27 October 1945
Visco, Italy
Died12 December 2010(2010-12-12) (aged 65)
Turin, Italy
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Weight115 kg (254 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Discus throw
ClubSnia Milan
Retired1982
Achievements and titles
Personal best65.10 m (1976)
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place1970 TurinDiscus throw
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place1967 TunisDiscus throw
Gold medal – first place1971 SmirneDiscus throw
Silver medal – second place1975 AlgiersDiscus throw
Bronze medal – third place1979 SplitDiscus throw
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Biography

During his career Simeon won 10 national titles (1966, 1967, 1969–1974, 1977, 1979),[2] and took part in 52 international competitions.[3] In retirement he worked as athletics coach.

Achievements

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionPerformanceNotes
1966 European Championships Hungary Budapest 6th 55.96 m
1971 European Championships Finland Helsinki elim. qual. NM
1972 Olympic Games West Germany Munich 6th 59.34 m
1974 European Championships Italy Rome 14th 56.14 m[note 1]
1976 Olympic Games Canada Montreal 19th 59.06 m
1978 European Championships Czechoslovakia Prague 12th 59.16 m
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Note

  1. [1]
    Better in qualifying, 58.22 m

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