Ester Balassini

Ester Balassini (born 20 October 1977 in Bologna) is an Italian hammer thrower. Her personal best throw is 73.59 metres, achieved in June 2005 in Brixen.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Italy
1997	European U23 Championships	Turku, Finland	10th	55.12 m ^[1]
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	19th (q)	56.42 m
1999	Universiade	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	12th	61.22 m
1999	European U23 Championships	Göteborg, 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
2006	World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	6th	66.66 m

References

External links

Ester Balassini profile at IAAF

Mediterranean Games champions in women's hammer throw

2001: Florence Ezeh (FRA) 2005: Ester Balassini (ITA) 2009: Silvia Salis (ITA) 2013: Jessika Guehaseim (FRA)

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