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Lorenzo Simonelli (athlete)

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Lorenzo Simonelli
Simonelli at Glasgow 2024
Personal information
Full nameLorenzo Ndele Simonelli
National teamItaly: 3 caps (2022-)
Born (2002-06-01) 1 June 2002 (age 24)
Dodoma, Tanzania
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Hurdling
ClubG.S. Esercito
Coached byGiorgio Frinolli
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 60 m hs: 7.43 (2024)
  • 110 m hs: 13.05 (2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Italy
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place2024 Glasgow60 m hurdles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 Rome110 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place2024 Rome4 × 100 m relay
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 Espoo110 m hurdles
European U20 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 Tallinn110 m hurdles
Lorenzo celebrates the victory in Roma 2024 by wearing his celebratory straw hat of Monkey D. Luffy from the anime One Piece.
Lorenzo Simonelli at Apeldoorn 2025.

Lorenzo Ndele Simonelli (born 1 June 2002) is a Tanzanian-born Italian hurdler European champion in Roma 2024 and vice Indoor World champion at Glasgow 2024 in 60 m hs.[1]

Biography

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Born in Dodoma, Tanzania to an Italian father (anthropologist and researcher) and a Tanzanian mother, he moved with his family to Rome at the age of 5.[2]

Career

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At the indoor Europeans in Istanbul 2023, credited at the same time as the hundredth of the third place, after the photo-finish check he missed the bronze medal by 5 thousandths of a second.[3]

National records

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Achievements

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YearCompetitionVenueRankEventTimeNotes
2022 Mediterranean Games Algeria Oran 5th 110 m hs 13.59 PB
European Championships Germany Munchen Heats 110 m hs 13.95
2023 European Indoor Championships Turkey Istanbul 4th 60 m hs 7.59 PB
European U23 Championships Finland Espoo 2nd 110 m hs 13.36 PB[a]
2024 World indoor Championships United Kingdom Glasgow 2nd 60 m hs 7.43 NR
European Championships Italy Rome 1st 110 m hs 13.05 NR
2025 European Indoor Championships Netherlands Apeldoorn Semifinals 60 m hs 7.60
World indoor Championships China Nanjing 4th 60 m hs 7.60 [b]
2026 World indoor Championships Poland Torun 8th 60 m hs 7.52
Grand Slam Track results[4]
SlamRace groupEventPl.TimePrize money
2025 Philadelphia SlamShort hurdles 110 m hurdles5th13.55US$25,000
100 m3rd10.52

National titles

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Simonelli has won five national championships at individual senior level

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ He ran 13.33 his PB in semifinals
  2. ↑ He ran 7.55 in semifinal

References

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  1. ↑ "Lorenzo Simonelli Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Lorenzo Ndele Simonelli - Biografia". fidal.it (in Italian). Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Ragazze magiche: 4x400 urlo d'argento". fidal.it (in Italian). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023. Ai piedi del podio i due azzurri nei 60 ostacoli. Sfiora il colpaccio Lorenzo Simonelli, quarto alla sua prima finale europea assoluta, mancando di pochissimo la medaglia: cinque millesimi, un battito di ciglia.
  4. ↑ "Grand Slam Track Results". Grand Slam Track. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "CAMPIONATI ITALIANI ASSOLUTI INDOOR 2023 - Ancona, 18 e 19 febbraio 2023". fidal.it. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
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