Zahra Bani

Last updated

Zahra Bani
Zahra Bani.jpg
Personal information
National team Italy: 27 caps (2001-2021) [1]
Born (1979-12-31) 31 December 1979 (age 45)
Mogadishu, Somalia
Height1,73 m
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Javelin throw
Club G.S. Fiamme Azzurre [1]
Coached by Maria Marello
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • Javelin throw 62.75 m (2005)
Medal record
Event1st2nd3rd
European Throwing Cup 002
European Team Championships 003
Mediterranean Games 020
Total025
European Throwing Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Yalta Javelin Throw
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Split Javelin Throw
European Team Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Florence Javelin Throw
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Annecy Javelin Throw
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Leiria Javelin Throw
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Almeria Javelin Throw
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Pescara Javelin Throw

Zahra Bani (born 31 December 1979) is a Somalian-born Italian javelin thrower. [1]

Contents

Biography

Bani was born in 1979 in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, to an Italian father and a Somali mother. In 1989, she moved to Torino, Italy with her family and started playing volleyball. She soon thereafter discovered her specialty: javelin. Bani's personal best throw is 62.75 metres, achieved at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki. However, since 2005, she has been suffering from health problems, which have significantly hampered her athletic performances. Bani ranks second on the all-time Italian list behind Claudia Coslovich. [2] She retired in 2022 and is now a coach in Torino, Italy.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventMeasureNotes
1998 World Junior Championships Flag of France.svg Annecy 26th (q)Javelin throw 44.38 m [note 1]
1999 European U23 Championships Flag of Sweden.svg Gothenburg 6thJavelin throw 51.90 m
2001 European Throwing Cup Flag of France.svg Nice 13thJavelin throw51.10 m [2]
European U23 Championships Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam 21st (q)Javelin throw 43.78 m
2003 European Throwing Cup Flag of Italy.svg Gioia Tauro 9thJavelin throw54.10 m [2]
2005 World Championships Flag of Finland.svg Helsinki 5thJavelin throw62.75 m PB
Universiade Flag of Turkey.svg İzmir 6thJavelin throw55.02 m
European Cup (Super League) Flag of Italy.svg Florence 3rdJavelin throw61.66 m
Mediterranean Games Flag of Spain.svg Almería 2ndJavelin throw62.36 m
World Athletics Final Flag of Monaco.svg Monte Carlo 8thJavelin throw55.02 m
2006 European Throwing Cup Flag of Israel.svg Tel Aviv 5thJavelin throw56.54 m [2]
European Championships Flag of Sweden.svg Gothenburg 9thJavelin throw57.91 m
World Athletics Final Flag of Germany.svg Stuttgart 6thJavelin throw60.54 m
2007 European Throwing Cup Flag of Ukraine.svg Yalta 3rdJavelin throw58.95 m [2]
World Championships Flag of Japan.svg Osaka 14thJavelin throw 59.02 m
2008 European Throwing Cup Flag of Croatia.svg Split 3rdJavelin throw59.42 m [2]
European Cup (Super League) Flag of France.svg Annecy 3rdJavelin throw58.13 m
Olympic Games Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Javelin throw NM
World Athletics Final Flag of Germany.svg Stuttgart 4thJavelin throw60.22 m
2009 European Throwing Cup Flag of Spain.svg Los Realejos 9thJavelin throw55.19 m [2]
European Team Championships (SL) Flag of Portugal (official).svg Leiria 3rdJavelin throw 59.11 m SB [3] [4]
Mediterranean Games Flag of Italy.svg Pescara 2ndJavelin throw60.65 m
2010 European Throwing Cup Flag of France.svg Arles 8thJavelin throw56.93 m [1]
European Team Championships (SL) Flag of Norway.svg Bergen 7thJavelin throw 54.79 m
European Championships Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 11thJavelin throw 53.67 m
2011 European Throwing Cup Flag of Bulgaria.svg Sofia 4thJavelin throw54.55 m [5]
European Team Championships (SL) Flag of Sweden.svg Stockholm 6thJavelin throw 55.92 m
World Championships Flag of South Korea.svg Daegu 13thJavelin throw 58.92 m
2012 European Throwing Cup Flag of Montenegro.svg Bar 7thJavelin throw56.99 m [6]
European Championships Flag of Finland.svg Helsinki 12thJavelin throw 53.40 m
2015 European Throwing Cup Flag of Portugal (official).svg Leiria 13thJavelin throw51,32 m [7]
2017 European Throwing Cup Flag of Spain.svg Las Palmas 8thJavelin throw55,85 m [8]
2018 European Throwing Cup Flag of Portugal (official).svg Leiria 5thJavelin throw56.48 m SB [9]
2021 European Throwing Cup Flag of Croatia.svg Split 11thJavelin throw57.15 m SB [10]

National titles

Bani won 17 national championships at individual senior level. [11] [12] [13]

See also

Notes

  1. Old speciality.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Zahra Bani Biografia" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010" (PDF) (in Italian). asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  3. "IOC sanctions four athletes for failing anti-doping tests at Beijing 2008 and London 2012". olympics.com. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2021. Maria ABAKUMOVA, 30, of the Russian Federation, competing in athletics (javelin throw event), has been disqualified from the Olympic Games Beijing 2008
  4. "Zahra Bani - Honuurs". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 11 May 2021. 3. Javelin Throw 59.11 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria (POR) 20 JUN 2009
  5. "Lanci, Chiara Rosa terza a Sofia" (in Italian). fidal.it. 20 March 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  6. "Vizzoni quarto in Coppa Europa" (in Italian). fidal.it. 17 March 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  7. "Coppa Europa lanci: Rosa terza a Leiria" (in Italian). fidal.it. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  8. "Lanci: la Coppa Europa è degli azzurri!" (in Italian). fidal.it. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  9. "Coppa Europa: Bani quinta nel giavellotto" (in Italian). fidal.it. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  10. "Fantini 70,21, azzurri quarti in Coppa Europa" (in Italian). fidal.it. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  11. "TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE – 1923/2020" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  12. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  13. "Assoluti: altri 4 azzurri allo standard olimpico" (in Italian). fidal.it. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.