Simone Barontini (born 5 January 1999) is an Italian middle distance runner, who specializes in the 800 metres. He has won seven national titles at the senior level.

Simone Barontini
Barontini at Munich 2022
Personal information
National teamItaly: 2 caps (2018-2019)
Born (1999-01-05) 5 January 1999 (age 27)
Ancona, Italy
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
800 metres
ClubG.S. Fiamme Azzurre
S.E.F. Stamura Ancona
Coached byFabrizio Dubbini
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 800 m: 1:44.50 (2023)
  • 800 m (indoor): 1:46.82 (2023)

Biography

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He participated at one edition of the European Athletics Championships in 2018, and one of the European Athletics Indoor Championships in 2019.[1] He finished eighth at the 2019 European U23 Championships. He gained gold at the 2021 European U23 Championships in Tallinn.

Achievements

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YearCompetitionVenueRankEventTimeNotes
2022 European Championships Germany Munich 7th 800 m 1:45.66 PB
2023 European Indoor Championships Turkey Istanbul 8th 800 m 1:48.63 [a]

National titles

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Barontini won nine national championships at individual senior level.[2][3]

Notes

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  1. He ran a better crono 1:47.13 in semifinals

References

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  1. "Simone Barontini biography" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  2. "TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2021" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. "Dal Molin record italiano 13.27, Jacobs 10.01!" (in Italian). fidal.it. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
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