Silvia Salis

Silvia Salis (born 17 September 1985 in Genoa) is a female hammer thrower from Italy.

Silvia Salis

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	September 17, 1985 Genoa, Italy
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Hammer throw
Club	G.S. Fiamme Azzurre
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Hammer throw: 71.93 (2011)
Medal record Mediterranean Games 2009 Pescara Hammer Throw 2013 Merzin Hammer Throw European Cup Winter Throwing 2009 Tenerife Hammer Throw 2010 Arles Hammer Throw

Biography

Her personal best throw is 71.93 metres, achieved in May 2011 in Savona.[1] She is engaged to the writer and director Fausto Brizzi.[2]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Italy
2003	European Junior Championships	Tampere, Finland	10th	56.14 m
2004	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	12th	53.76 m
2005	European U23 Championships	Erfurt, Germany	13th (q)	59.59 m
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	28th (q)	61.69 m
2007	European U23 Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	4th	64.92 m
	Universiade	Bangkok, Thailand	9th	62.18 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	42nd (q)	62.28 m
2009	Mediterranean Games	Pescara, Italy	1st	70.39 m
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	18th (q)	68.55 m
	Universiade	Belgrade, Serbia	5th	68.74 m
2010	European Cup Winter Throwing	Arles, France	2nd	69.43 m
	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	7th	68.85 m
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	9th	69.88 m
2013	Mediterranean Games	Mersin, Turkey	3rd	62.52 m
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	24th (q)	66.80 m

National titles

She has won the individual national championship eight times.[3]

• 3 wins in the discus throw (2010, 2011, 2012)
• 5 wins in the discus throw at the Italian Winter Throwing Championships (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014)

See also

• Italian all-time lists - Hammer throw

References

1. "Silvia Salis". iaaf.org. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
2. "Silvia Salis martella i pregiudizi: "Con Fausto Brizzi sono felice"" (in Italian). gazzetta.it. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
3. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANE SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1923 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2014.

External links

• Silvia Salis at World Athletics