Ester Balassini

Ester Balassini

Personal information
National team	Italy: 28 caps (1998-2008)[1]
Born	(1977-10-28) 28 October 1977 (age 47) Bologna
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Summer Universiade 0 0 1 Mediterranean Games 1 1 0 Total 1 1 1

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

She is married to the former discus thrower Cristiano Andrei.^[2]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Italy
1997	European U23 Championships	Turku, Finland	10th	55.12 m[3]
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	19th (q)	56.42 m
1999	Universiade	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	12th	61.22 m
	European U23 Championships	Gothenburg, 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
	World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	6th	66.66 m

National titles

Balassini won five national championships at individual senior level.^[4]

• Italian Athletics Championships
  • Hammer throw: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005 (5)

References

1. "Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010" (PDF) (in Italian). asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
2. "ATLETICA: FIORI D'ARANCIO PER LE FIAMME GIALLE BALASSINI E ANDREI" (in Italian). adnkronos.com. 26 September 2005. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
3. "European Championships for Under 23 (Turku, Finland)". athletix.org. 1997. Archived from the original on 16 December 2004. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
4. "TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE – 1923/2020" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

External links

• Ester Balassini at World Athletics
• Ester Balassini at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
• Ester Balassini at Olympics.com
• Ester Balassini at Olympedia