Sara Fantini

Sara Fantini (born 16 September 1997) is an Italian female hammer thrower.

Sara Fantini

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	16 September 1997 Fidenza
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Hammer throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Hammer throw: 70.73 m (2020)
Medal record European U23 Championships 2019 Gävle Hammer throw

Biography

She has won six national championships at senior level,[1] and ranked in the top 60, at 51st place, on the IAAF world leading list at the end of the 2017 outdoor season.[2] She is the daughter of the former shot putter Corrado Fantini.[3]

In 2019 her personal record 70.30 m, besides being the 32nd result of the world lists of the year (which allowed her to be invited by the IAAF for the 2019 World Athletics Championships thanks to the target numbers), and national record under 23 , is also the 4th best all-time Italian performance.[4]

National records

• Hammer throw under-23: 70.30 m ( Livorno, 29 June 2019)[5]

Personal best

• Hammer throw: 70.73 m, ( Udine, 8 August 2020)[6]

National titles

• Italian Athletics Championships
  • Hammer throw: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
• Italian Winter Throwing Championships
  • Hammer throw: 2017, 2018, 2019

See also

• Italian all-time lists - Hammer throw

References

1. "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" – DONNE TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE – 1923-2016" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
2. "SENIOR OUTDOOR 2017 - HAMMER THROW WOMEN". iaaf.org. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
3. "Atleta del mese - Sara Fantini" (in Italian). gazzettadiparma.it. Retrieved 18 September 2017. Sara Fantini, figlia d’arte (il papà Corrado è arrivato in finale nel lancio del peso ai giochi olimpici di Atlanta 1996
4. "Doha, ecco gli azzurri per i Mondiali" (in Italian). fidal.it. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
5. "ATLETICA: UNDER 23 – SARA FANTINI, PRIMA VOLTA OLTRE I 70 METRI. E' RECORD MARTELLO 70,30!". sportsmall.it. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
6. "Fabbri si riprende i 21, Fantini si supera ancora" (in Italian). fidal.it. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.

External links

• Sara Fantini at World Athletics
• Sara Fantini at FIDAL (in Italian)