Ester Balassini

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.

Ester Balassini
Personal information
National teamItaly: 28 caps (1998-2008)[1]
Born (1977-10-28) 28 October 1977
Bologna
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)Hammer throw
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Summer Universiade 0 0 1
Mediterranean Games 1 1 0
Total 1 1 1

She is the wife of the former discus thrower Cristiano Andrei.[2]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Italy
1997 European U23 Championships Turku, Finland 10th 55.12 m[3]
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 19th (q) 56.42 m
1999 Universiade Palma de Mallorca, Spain 12th 61.22 m
European U23 Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 5th 60.82 m
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia — NM
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada — NM
Mediterranean Games Tunis, Tunisia 2nd 64.13 m
Universiade Beijing, China 12th 61.22 m
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 6th 67.27 m
2003 World Championships Paris, France 17th (q) 64.77 m
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 26th (q) 65.58 m
2005 Mediterranean Games Almería, Spain 1st 71.17 m
World Championships Helsinki, Finland — NM
Universiade İzmir, Turkey 3rd 70.13 m
World Athletics Final Szombathely, Hungary 5th 70.63 m
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 19th (q) 64.20 m
World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 6th 66.66 m

National titles

Balassini won five national championships at individual senior level.[4]

References
  1. "Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010" (PDF) (in Italian). asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  2. "ATLETICA: FIORI D'ARANCIO PER LE FIAMME GIALLE BALASSINI E ANDREI" (in Italian). adnkronos.com. 26 September 2005. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  3. "European Championships for Under 23 (Turku, Finland)". athletix.org. 1997. Archived from the original on 16 December 2004. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  4. "TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE – 1923/2020" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
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