Lorenzo Simonelli (athlete)

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Lorenzo Simonelli
Lorenzo Simonelli.jpg
Simonelli at Glasgow 2024
Personal information
Full nameLorenzo Ndele Simonelli
National team Italy: 3 caps (2022-)
Born (2002-06-01) 1 June 2002 (age 22)
Dodoma, Tanzania
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Hurdling
Club G.S. Esercito
Coached by Giorgio Frinolli
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 60 m hs: 7.43 (2024)
  • 110 m hs: 13.05 (2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Glasgow 60m hurdles
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Rome 110 m hurdles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Rome 4×100 m relay
European U23 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Espoo 110 m hurdles
European U20 Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Tallinn 110 m hurdles
Lorenzo celebrates the victory in Roma 2024 by wearing his celebratory hat. Simonelli 2024.jpg
Lorenzo celebrates the victory in Roma 2024 by wearing his celebratory hat.

Lorenzo Ndele Simonelli (born 1 June 2002) is a Tanzanian-born Italian hurdler European champion in Roma 2024 and vice Indoor World champion at Glasgow 2024 in 60 m hs. [1]

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Biography

Born in Dodoma, Tanzania to an Italian father (anthropologist and researcher) and a Tanzanian mother, he moved with his family to Rome at the age of 5. [2]

Career

At the indoor Europeans in Istanbul 2023, credited at the same time as the hundredth of the third place, after the photo-finish check he missed the bronze medal by 5 thousandths of a second. [3]

National records

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenueRankEventTimeNotes
2022 Mediterranean Games Flag of Algeria.svg Oran 5th110 m hs 13.59 PB
European Championships Flag of Germany.svg Munchen Heats110 m hs 13.95
2023 European Indoor Championships Flag of Turkey.svg Istanbul 4th60 m hs 7.59 PB
European U23 Championships Flag of Finland.svg Espoo 2nd110 m hs13.36 PB [lower-alpha 1]
2024 World indoor Championships Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Glasgow 2nd60 m hs 7.43 NR
European Championships Flag of Italy.svg Rome 1st110 m hs 13.05 NR

National titles

Simonelli has won three national championships at individual senior level

See also

Notes

  1. He ran 13.33 his PB in semifinals

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References

  1. "Lorenzo Simonelli Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  2. "Lorenzo Ndele Simonelli - Biografia". fidal.it (in Italian). Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  3. "Ragazze magiche: 4x400 urlo d'argento". fidal.it (in Italian). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023. Ai piedi del podio i due azzurri nei 60 ostacoli. Sfiora il colpaccio Lorenzo Simonelli, quarto alla sua prima finale europea assoluta, mancando di pochissimo la medaglia: cinque millesimi, un battito di ciglia.
  4. "CAMPIONATI ITALIANI ASSOLUTI INDOOR 2023 - Ancona, 18 e 19 febbraio 2023". fidal.it. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.