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Personal information
Born (1979-12-31) 31 December 1979 (age 44)
Mogadishu, Somalia
Height 1,73 m
Weight 73 kg
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Javelin throw
Club G.S. Fiamme Azzurre
Coached by Maria Marello
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Javelin throw 62.75 m (2005)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
European Throwing Cup 0 0 2
European Team Championships 0 0 3
Mediterranean Games 0 2 0
European Throwing Cup
Bronze 2007 Yalta Javelin Throw
Bronze 2008 Split Javelin Throw
European Team Championships
Bronze 2005 Florence Javelin Throw
Bronze 2008 Annecy Javelin Throw
Bronze 2009 Leiria Javelin Throw
Mediterranean Games
Silver 2005 Almeria Javelin Throw
Silver 2009 Pescara Javelin Throw

Zahra Bani (born 31 December 1979) is a Somalian-born Italian javelin thrower.

Biography

Bani was born in 1979 in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, to an Italian father and a Somali mother. In 1989, she moved to Torino, Italy with her family and started playing volleyball. She soon thereafter discovered her specialty: javelin. Bani's personal best throw is 62.75 metres, achieved at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki. However, since 2005, she has been suffering from health problems, which have significantly hampered her athletic performances. Bani ranks second on the all-time Italian list behind Claudia Coslovich. She retired in 2022 and is now a coach in Torino, Italy.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Measure Notes
1998 World Junior Championships France Annecy 26th (q) Javelin throw 44.38 m
1999 European U23 Championships Sweden Gothenburg 6th Javelin throw 51.90 m
2001 European Throwing Cup France Nice 13th Javelin throw 51.10 m
European U23 Championships Netherlands Amsterdam 21st (q) Javelin throw 43.78 m
2003 European Throwing Cup Italy Gioia Tauro 9th Javelin throw 54.10 m
2005 World Championships Finland Helsinki 5th Javelin throw 62.75 m PB
Universiade Turkey İzmir 6th Javelin throw 55.02 m
European Cup (Super League) Italy Florence 3rd Javelin throw 61.66 m
Mediterranean Games Spain Almería 2nd Javelin throw 62.36 m
World Athletics Final Monaco Monte Carlo 8th Javelin throw 55.02 m
2006 European Throwing Cup Israel Tel Aviv 5th Javelin throw 56.54 m
European Championships Sweden Gothenburg 9th Javelin throw 57.91 m
World Athletics Final Germany Stuttgart 6th Javelin throw 60.54 m
2007 European Throwing Cup Ukraine Yalta 3rd Javelin throw 58.95 m
World Championships Japan Osaka 14th Javelin throw 59.02 m
2008 European Throwing Cup Croatia Split 3rd Javelin throw 59.42 m
European Cup (Super League) France Annecy 3rd Javelin throw 58.13 m
Olympic Games China Beijing Javelin throw NM
World Athletics Final Germany Stuttgart 4th Javelin throw 60.22 m
2009 European Throwing Cup Spain Los Realejos 9th Javelin throw 55.19 m
European Team Championships (SL) Portugal Leiria 3rd Javelin throw 59.11 m SB
Mediterranean Games Italy Pescara 2nd Javelin throw 60.65 m
2010 European Throwing Cup France Arles 8th Javelin throw 56.93 m
European Team Championships (SL) Norway Bergen 7th Javelin throw 54.79 m
European Championships Spain Barcelona 11th Javelin throw 53.67 m
2011 European Throwing Cup Bulgaria Sofia 4th Javelin throw 54.55 m
European Team Championships (SL) Sweden Stockholm 6th Javelin throw 55.92 m
World Championships South Korea Daegu 13th Javelin throw 58.92 m
2012 European Throwing Cup Montenegro Bar 7th Javelin throw 56.99 m
European Championships Finland Helsinki 12th Javelin throw 53.40 m
2015 European Throwing Cup Portugal Leiria 13th Javelin throw 51,32 m
2017 European Throwing Cup Spain Las Palmas 8th Javelin throw 55,85 m
2018 European Throwing Cup Portugal Leiria 5th Javelin throw 56.48 m SB
2021 European Throwing Cup Croatia Split 11th Javelin throw 57.15 m SB

National titles

Bani won 17 national championships at individual senior level.

  • Italian Athletics Championships
    • Javelin throw: 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2021 (8)
  • Italian Winter Throwing Championships
    • Javelin throw: 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 (9)

See also

  • Italian Athletics Championships - Multi winners
  • Italian all-time lists - Javelin throw
  • Italy at the European Throwing Cup
  • Naturalized athletes of Italy
  • Italian Somalians
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