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
Nationality	Italian
Born	27 October 1945 Visco, Italy
Died	12 December 2010 (aged 65) Turin, Italy
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	115 kg (254 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Discus throw
Club	Snia Milan
Retired	1982
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	65.10 m (1976)
Medal record Representing  Italy Universiade 1970 Turin Discus throw Mediterranean Games 1967 Tunis Discus throw 1971 Smirne Discus throw 1975 Algiers Discus throw 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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Performance	Notes
1966	European Championships	Budapest	6th	55.96 m
1971	European Championships	Helsinki	elim. qual.	NM
1972	Olympic Games	Munich	6th	59.34 m
1974	European Championships	Rome	14th	56.14 m	[note 1]
1976	Olympic Games	Montreal	19th	59.06 m
1978	European Championships	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.