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Nationality | Italian | |||||||
Born | Rome, Italy | 31 October 1994|||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | |||||||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||
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Country | Italy | |||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||
Event(s) | Pole vault | |||||||
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Sonia Malavisi (born 31 October 1994) is an Italian pole vaulter.
A fellow Roman like her compatriot Roberta Bruni, she also comes from the Artistic Gymnastics. At the pole vault, her junior personal best (4.42 m) is the second best junior world performance in 2013 and 49th at senior level. [1] [2]
By clearing 4.50m at Castiglione della Pescaia on 17 May 2016, she qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, where she ranked 21st, clearing 4.45m.
Her personal best is 4.51m on 17 July 2016 during the 30th Meeting Internazionale Città di Padova. [3]
Year | Performance | Venue | Date |
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2021 | 4.45 [5] | Florence | 15 MAY 2021 |
2020 | 4.30 | Rieti | 08 AUG 2020 |
2019 | 4.46 | Bydgoszcz | 10 AUG 2019 |
2018 | 4.36 | Athens | 22 JUN 2018 |
2017 | 4.40 | Rieti | 21 MAY 2017 |
2016 | 4.51 | Padua | 17 JUL 2016 |
2015 | 4.40 | Rieti | 28 JUN 2015 |
2014 | 4.35 | Rieti | 29 JUN 2014 |
2013 | 4.42 | Rieti | 05 JUL 2013 |
2012 | 4.05 | Barcelona | 12 JUL 2012 |
2011 | 3.80 | Rieti | 01 OCT 2011 |
2010 | 3.30 | Rieti | 12 SEP 2010 |
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Notes |
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2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona | Qual | Pole vault | 4.05 m | |
2013 | European Team Championships | Gateshead | 6th | Pole vault | 4.25 m | [6] |
European Junior Championships | Rieti | 3rd | Pole vault | 4.20 m | ||
2015 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn | 11th | Pole vault | 4.05 m | |
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro | 21st | Pole vault | 4.45 m | |
2019 | European Team Championships | Bydgoszcz | 5th | Pole vault | 4.46 m | SB |
She also won one youth (2011) [7] and one junior (2013) individual national championship.
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