Silvano Simeon

Silvano Simeon

Silvano Simeon in the 1970s
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1945-10-27)27 October 1945 Visco, Italy
Died	12 December 2010(2010-12-12) (aged 65) Turin, Italy
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Weight	115 kg (254 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Discus throw
Club	Snia Milan
Retired	1982
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Discus throw: 65,10 m (1976)
Medal record Men's athletics Competitor for  Italy Universiade Bronze 1970 Turin Discus throw Mediterranean Games Gold 1967 Tunis Discus throw Gold 1971 Smirne Discus throw Silver 1975 Algiers Discus throw Bronze 1979 Split Discus throw

Silvano Simeon (27 October 1945 – 12 December 2010) was an Italian discus thrower. He was born in Visco.

Biography

Simeon has 52 caps in Italy national athletics team.^[1] After his competitive career he became a coach and died in Turin at the age of 65.

Personal best

• Discus throw: 65,10 - Rome, 27 May 1976

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	[2]
1976	Olympic Games	Montreal	19th	59,06 m
1978	European Championships	Prague	12th	59,16 m

National championships

• 10 wins in discus throw at the Italian Athletics Championships (1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1979)^[3]

See also

• Italy national athletics team - More caps

References

External links

• Silvano Simeon at Sports Reference