Ester Balassini (born 20 October 1977) is an Italian hammer thrower. Her personal best throw is 73.59 metres, achieved in June 2005 in Brixen.
She is married to the former discus thrower Cristiano Andrei.
Achievements Representing 1997European U23 Championships Turku, Finland10th55.12 m1998European Championships Budapest, Hungary19th (q)56.42 m1999UniversiadePalma de Mallorca, Spain12th61.22 mEuropean U23 ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden5th60.82 m2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia—NM2001World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada —NMMediterranean GamesTunis, Tunisia 2nd64.13 mUniversiadeBeijing, China12th61.22 m2002European Championships Munich, Germany6th67.27 m2003World Championships Paris, France17th (q)64.77 m2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece26th (q)65.58 m 2005Mediterranean GamesAlmería, Spain 1st71.17 mWorld ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland —NMUniversiadeİzmir, Turkey 3rd70.13 mWorld Athletics FinalSzombathely, Hungary5th70.63 m2006European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden19th (q)64.20 mWorld Athletics FinalStuttgart, Germany6th66.66 m
National titles Balassini won five national championships at individual senior level.
Italian Athletics Championships Hammer throw: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005 (5)
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