Lorenzo Simonelli (athlete)

Lorenzo Simonelli
Simonelli at Glasgow 2024
Personal information
Full nameLorenzo Ndele Simonelli
National teamItaly: 3 caps (2022-)
Born (2002-06-01) 1 June 2002 (age 22)
Dodoma, Tanzania
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHurdling
ClubG.S. Esercito
Coached byGiorgio Frinolli
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 60 m hs: 7.43 (2024)
  • 110 m hs: 13.05 (2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Italy
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Glasgow 60m hurdles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rome 110 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rome 4×100 m relay
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Espoo 110 m hurdles
European U20 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Tallinn 110 m hurdles
Lorenzo celebrates the victory in Roma 2024 by wearing his celebratory straw hat of Monkey D. Luffy from the anime One Piece.

Lorenzo Ndele Simonelli (born 1 June 2002) is a Tanzanian-born Italian hurdler European champion in Roma 2024 and vice Indoor World champion at Glasgow 2024 in 60 m hs.[1]

Biography

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Born in Dodoma, Tanzania to an Italian father (anthropologist and researcher) and a Tanzanian mother, he moved with his family to Rome at the age of 5.[2]

Career

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At the indoor Europeans in Istanbul 2023, credited at the same time as the hundredth of the third place, after the photo-finish check he missed the bronze medal by 5 thousandths of a second.[3]

National records

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Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Rank Event Time Notes
2022 Mediterranean Games Algeria Oran 5th 110 m hs 13.59 PB
European Championships Germany Munchen Heats 110 m hs 13.95
2023 European Indoor Championships Turkey Istanbul 4th 60 m hs 7.59 PB
European U23 Championships Finland Espoo 2nd 110 m hs 13.36 PB[a]
2024 World indoor Championships United Kingdom Glasgow 2nd 60 m hs 7.43 NR
European Championships Italy Rome 1st 110 m hs 13.05 NR

National titles

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Simonelli has won three national championships at individual senior level

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ He ran 13.33 his PB in semifinals

References

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  1. ^ "Lorenzo Simonelli Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Lorenzo Ndele Simonelli - Biografia". fidal.it (in Italian). Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Ragazze magiche: 4x400 urlo d'argento". fidal.it (in Italian). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023. Ai piedi del podio i due azzurri nei 60 ostacoli. Sfiora il colpaccio Lorenzo Simonelli, quarto alla sua prima finale europea assoluta, mancando di pochissimo la medaglia: cinque millesimi, un battito di ciglia.
  4. ^ "CAMPIONATI ITALIANI ASSOLUTI INDOOR 2023 - Ancona, 18 e 19 febbraio 2023". fidal.it. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
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