Lorenzo Ndele Simonelli (born 1 June 2002) is a Tanzanian-born Italian hurdler European champion in Roma 2024 and vice Indoor World champion at Glasgow 2024 in 60 m hs.
Biography Born in Dodoma, Tanzania to an Italian father (anthropologist and researcher) and a Tanzanian mother, he moved with his family to Rome at the age of 5.
Career At the indoor Europeans in Istanbul 2023, credited at the same time as the hundredth of the third place, after the photo-finish check he missed the bronze medal by 5 thousandths of a second.
National records 110 metres hurdles: 13.05 ( Rome, 8 June 2024) - current holder
Achievements Year Competition Venue RankEvent TimeNotes2022Mediterranean Games Oran 5th 110 m hs 13.59 European Championships Munchen 110 m hs 13.952023European Indoor Championships Istanbul 4th 60 m hs 7.59 European U23 Championships Espoo2nd 110 m hs 13.36 2024World indoor Championships Glasgow2nd 60 m hs 7.43 European Championships Rome1st 110 m hs 13.05 2025European Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 60 m hs 7.60World indoor Championships Nanjing 4th 60 m hs 7.60 2026World indoor Championships Torun 8th 60 m hs 7.52
National titles Simonelli has won five national championships at individual senior level
Italian Athletics Championships 110 m hs: 2023, 2024, 2025 Italian Athletics Indoor Championships 60 m hs: 2023, 2024
See also Italian records in athletics Italian all-time lists - 110 metres hurdles
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Lorenzo Ndele Simonelli at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics Lorenzo Ndele Simonelli – CONI – Paris 2024