Zahra Bani (born 31 December 1979) is a Somali-born Italian javelin thrower.[1]
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National team | Italy: 27 caps (2001-2021)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Mogadishu, Somalia | 31 December 1979|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1,73 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Javelin throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | G.S. Fiamme Azzurre[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Maria Marello | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[2] She retired in 2022 and is now a coach in Torino, Italy.
Bani won 17 national championships at individual senior level.[11] [12][13]
Maria ABAKUMOVA, 30, of the Russian Federation, competing in athletics (javelin throw event), has been disqualified from the Olympic Games Beijing 2008
3. Javelin Throw 59.11 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria (POR) 20 JUN 2009