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
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Turin Discus throw
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1967 Tunis Discus throw
Gold medal – first place 1971 Smirne Discus throw
Silver medal – second place 1975 Algiers Discus throw
Bronze medal – third place 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 Hungary Budapest 6th 55.96 m
1971 European Championships Finland Helsinki elim. qual. NM
1972 Olympic Games West Germany Munich 6th 59.34 m
1974 European Championships Italy Rome 14th 56.14 m[note 1]
1976 Olympic Games Canada Montreal 19th 59.06 m
1978 European Championships Czechoslovakia 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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