Simone Alessio

Italian taekwondo practitioner From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Simone Prince Alessio (born 14 April 2000) is an Italian taekwondo athlete.[1]

Nickname
Prince
Born (2000-04-14) 14 April 2000 (age 25)
Livorno, Italy
Height198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
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Simone Alessio
Alessio at the 2024 Olympics
Personal information
Nickname
Prince
Born (2000-04-14) 14 April 2000 (age 25)
Livorno, Italy
Height198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly
SportTaekwondo
Weight classWelterweight
University teamLink Campus University
ClubG.S. Fiamme Rosse
Coached byFrancesco Laface, Claudio Nolano
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals1
World finals1
Regional finals3
National finals10
Highest world ranking1
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2024 Paris80 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Manchester74 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Baku80 kg
Silver medal – second place2025 Wuxi87 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2022 Rome80 kg
Gold medal – first place2022 Paris80 kg
Gold medal – first place2022 Riyadh (F)80 kg
Silver medal – second place2022 Manchester80 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Manchester80 kg
Bronze medal – third place2021 Sofia80 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Larnaca73 kg
Updated on 29 November 2024
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Career

Alessio won the gold medal at the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships in the men's lightweight competition.[2] He qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics through the 2021 European Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament.

He won the gold medal in the men's welterweight event at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan.[3] He defeated Carl Nickolas of the United States in his gold medal match. He won a bronze medal in the men's 80 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[4]

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