Giovanni Faloci (13 October 1985) is an Italian discus thrower. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Discus throw.

Biography Giovanni Faloci has 9 caps in national team from 2007. In his career, with Italy national athletics team, he participated at one edition of European Athletics Championships (2012), two of the Summer Universiade (2007 and 2011), one of the Mediterranean Games (2009), three of the European Team Championships (2010, 2011, 2013) and in 2013, with 64.77 m fifth best measure of all-time in Italy, he obtained the IAAF Standard for the 2013 World Championships in Athletics.

Progression

YearPerformanceVenueDate2021 67.36 Spoleto 29 June2020 61.87 Padua 29 August2019 65.30 Latina 6 July2018 64.19 Tarquinia 13 June2017 63.66 San Benedetto del Tronto 21 May2016 60.58 Leiria 30 April2015 62.50 Tarquinia 21 May2014 62.07 Donnas 13 July2013 64.77 Tarquinia 4 June2012 64.24 Tarquinia 27 May 2011 63.89 Tarquinia 9 June 2010 62.19 Viterbo 19 June 2009 62.56 Fabriano 16 May 2008 61.19 Viterbo 18 June 2007 58.52 Rome 11 February 2006 60.38 Macerata 20 May 2005 57.49 Grosseto 5 June

Achievements Representing 2005European U23 ChampionshipsErfurt, Germany23rd (q)Discus throw47.16 m2007European U23 ChampionshipsDebrecen, Hungary7thDiscus throw55.84 m2011 European Team Championships Stockholm, Sweden 9th Discus throw 56.09 m Summer Universiade Shenzhen, China 7th Discus throw 60.27 m 2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 25th (q) Discus throw 57.67 m 2013 European Team Championships Gateshead, United Kingdom 7th Discus throw 58.02 m2018Mediterranean GamesTarragona, Spain4thDiscus throw60.16 mEuropean ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany21st (q)Discus throw59.27 m2019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar30th (q)Discus throw59.77 m2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan29th (q)Discus throw57.33 m2022Mediterranean GamesOran, Algeria10thDiscus throw57.30 m

National titles He has won 13 times the individual national championship.

Italian Athletics Championships Discus throw: 2011, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023 (7) Italian Winter Throwing Championships Discus throw: 2009, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2019, 2023 (6)

See also Italian all-time top lists - Discus throw Italy at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics

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