Simona La Mantia

Simona La Mantia
Personal information
Born 14 April 1983
Medal record
Women's athletics
Competitor for  Italy
European Championships
Silver 2010 Barcelona Triple jump
European Indoor Championships
Gold 2011 Paris Triple jump
European U23 Championships
Gold 2005 Erfurt Triple jump
Silver 2003 Bydgoszcz Triple jump
European Team Championships
Silver 2011 Stockholm Triple jump

Simona La Mantia (born 14 April 1983 in Palermo) is an Italian triple jumper. She represented Italy at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. After a few years of injuries, she returned to form with a silver medal at the 2010 European Athletics Championships and a win in the triple jump at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships.

Her personal best jump is 14.69 metres, achieved in May 2005 in her hometown Palermo. In addition she has 6.48 m in the long jump.

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Career

La Mantia's parents were both athletes in their prime: her mother Monica Mutschlechner was an 800 metres runner while her father Antonino La Mantia participated in the steeplechase.[1] Her first successes came the European Athletics U23 Championships, where she won silver in the triple jump in 2003, and improved to win the gold medal in 2005.

Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, she achieved seventh place in the qualification round, thus failing to secure qualification to the final. The exact same thing happened at the 2005 World Championships. She struggled with injuries over the following years but regained form in May 2010, jumping over 14 metres for the first time in four years.[2] She won the silver medal in the 2010 European Championships in Barcelona.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Italy
2002 World Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica 8th
2003 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 2nd 14.31 m
World Championships Paris, France 17th (qualifiers) 14.05 m
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 11th
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 17th (qualifiers) 14.39 m
2005 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 8th 14,43 m
European U23 Championships Erfurt, Germany 1st
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 14th (qualifiers) 14.00 m
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Espana 2nd 14.56 m
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 1st 14.60 m

References

  1. ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2011-06-27). 14.40m leap by La Mantia highlights Italian Champs. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-27.
  2. ^ La Mantia bounds back into the spotlight. European Athletics (2010-05-07). Retrieved on 2010-05-22.

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