Silvano Simeon

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]

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(s)Discus throw
ClubSnia Milan
Retired1982
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)65.10 m (1976)
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Universiade
1970 Turin Discus throw
Mediterranean Games
1967 Tunis Discus throw
1971 Smirne Discus throw
1975 Algiers Discus throw
1979 Split Discus throw

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

Note
  1. Better in qualifying, 58.22 m

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Silvano Simeon". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  3. "La squadra nazionale" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
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