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Giovanni Faloci

Giovanni Faloci (13 October 1985) is an Italian discus thrower. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Discus throw.^[1]

Biography[edit]

Giovanni Faloci has 9 caps in national team from 2007.^[2] In his career, with Italy national athletics team, he participated at one edition of European Athletics Championships (2012), two of the Summer Universiade (2007 and 2011), one of the Mediterranean Games (2009), three of the European Team Championships (2010, 2011, 2013) and in 2013, with 64.77 m fifth best measure of all-time in Italy, he obtained the IAAF Standard for the 2013 World Championships in Athletics.^[3][4]

Progression[edit]

Year	Performance	Venue	Date
2021	67.36	Spoleto	29 June
2020	61.87	Padua	29 August
2019	65.30	Latina	6 July
2018	64.19	Tarquinia	13 June
2017	63.66	San Benedetto del Tronto	21 May
2016	60.58	Leiria	30 April
2015	62.50	Tarquinia	21 May
2014	62.07	Donnas	13 July
2013	64.77	Tarquinia	4 June
2012	64.24	Tarquinia	27 May
2011	63.89	Tarquinia	9 June
2010	62.19	Viterbo	19 June
2009	62.56	Fabriano	16 May
2008	61.19	Viterbo	18 June
2007	58.52	Rome	11 February
2006	60.38	Macerata	20 May
2005	57.49	Grosseto	5 June

Achievements[edit]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Italy
2005	European U23 Championships	Erfurt, Germany	23rd (q)	Discus throw	47.16 m
2007	European U23 Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	7th	Discus throw	55.84 m
2011	European Team Championships	Stockholm, Sweden	9th	Discus throw	56.09 m
	Summer Universiade	Shenzhen, China	7th	Discus throw	60.27 m
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	25th (q)	Discus throw	57.67 m
2013	European Team Championships	Gateshead, United Kingdom	7th	Discus throw	58.02 m[5]
2018	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona, Spain	4th	Discus throw	60.16 m
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	21st (q)	Discus throw	59.27 m
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	30th (q)	Discus throw	59.77 m
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	29th (q)	Discus throw	57.33 m
2022	Mediterranean Games	Oran, Algeria	10th	Discus throw	57.30 m

National titles[edit]

He has won 13 times the individual national championship.^[2][6][7]

• Italian Athletics Championships
  • Discus throw: 2011, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023 (7)

• Italian Winter Throwing Championships
  • Discus throw: 2009, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2019, 2023 (6)

See also[edit]

• Italian all-time top lists - Discus throw
• Italy at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Giovanni FalociatWorld Athletics
• Giovanni FalociatDiamond League
• Giovanni Faloci at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
• Giovanni FalociatOlympedia
• Giovanni Faloci at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)