Ester_Balassini
Ester Balassini
Italian hammer thrower
Ester Balassini (born 20 October 1977) is an Italian hammer thrower. Her personal best throw is 73.59 metres, achieved in June 2005 in Brixen.
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National team | Italy: 28 caps (1998-2008)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1977-10-28) 28 October 1977 (age 46) Bologna | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Hammer throw | |||||||||||||||||||||
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She is married to the former discus thrower Cristiano Andrei.[2]
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Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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1997 | European U23 Championships | Turku, Finland | 10th | 55.12 m[3] |
1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 19th (q) | 56.42 m |
1999 | Universiade | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | 12th | 61.22 m |
European U23 Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 5th | 60.82 m | |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | — | NM |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | — | NM |
Mediterranean Games | Tunis, Tunisia | 2nd | 64.13 m | |
Universiade | Beijing, China | 12th | 61.22 m | |
2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 6th | 67.27 m |
2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 17th (q) | 64.77 m |
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 26th (q) | 65.58 m |
2005 | Mediterranean Games | Almería, Spain | 1st | 71.17 m |
World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | — | NM | |
Universiade | İzmir, Turkey | 3rd | 70.13 m | |
World Athletics Final | Szombathely, Hungary | 5th | 70.63 m | |
2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 19th (q) | 64.20 m |
World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 6th | 66.66 m |
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Balassini won five national championships at individual senior level.[4]
- Italian Athletics Championships
- Hammer throw: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005 (5)
- "Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010" (PDF) (in Italian). asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- "ATLETICA: FIORI D'ARANCIO PER LE FIAMME GIALLE BALASSINI E ANDREI" (in Italian). adnkronos.com. 26 September 2005. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- "European Championships for Under 23 (Turku, Finland)". athletix.org. 1997. Archived from the original on 16 December 2004. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- "TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE – 1923/2020" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- Ester Balassini at World Athletics
- Ester Balassini at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Ester Balassini at Olympics.com
- Ester Balassini at Olympedia