Sara Simeoni

Sara Simeoni
Sara Simeoni in 1973
Personal information
Born (1953-04-19) 19 April 1953 (age 71)
Rivoli Veronese, Italy
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
EventHigh jump
ClubCS Fiat Torino, Lib. Ligabò Verona, Fiat Iveco, Francesco Francia Bologna[1]
Coached byErminio Azzaro
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals1976, 1980, 1984
Regional finals1974, 1978, 1982
Personal best2.01 m (1978)[1]
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 2 0
European Championships 1 0 2
European Indoor Championships 4 0 0
Universiade 2 1 2
Mediterranean Games 2 0 0
World Cup 0 2 0
European Cup 0 1 0
Total 10 6 4
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow High Jump
Silver medal – second place 1976 Montreal High Jump
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles High Jump
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1978 n Prague High jump
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Rome High jump
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Athens High jump
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1977 San Sebastian High jump
Gold medal – first place 1978 Milan High jump
Gold medal – first place 1980 Sindelfingen High jump
Gold medal – first place 1981 Grenoble High jump
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1977 Sofia High jump
Gold medal – first place 1981 Bucharest High jump
Silver medal – second place 1975 Rome High jump
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Moscow High jump
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Mexico City High jump
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1975 Algiers High jump
Gold medal – first place 1979 Split High jump
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1977 Düsseldorf High jump
Silver medal – second place 1979 Montreal High jump
European Cup – Final A
Silver medal – second place 1979 Turin High jump
European Cup – Final B
Gold medal – first place 1977 Helsinki High jump
Gold medal – first place 1981 Zagreb High jump

Sara Simeoni (born 19 April 1953) is an Italian former high jumper, who won a gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics and twice set a world record in the women's high jump.

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sara Simeoni". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.