Giovanni Faloci

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| national_team = Italy

| sport = Athletics

| event = Discus throw

| club = G.S. Fiamme Gialle

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1985|10|13}}

| birth_place = Umbertide, Italy

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| coach= Lorenzo Campanelli

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| height = 1.91 m

| weight = 115 kg

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Discus throw: 67.36 m (2021)

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Giovanni Faloci (13 October 1985) is an Italian discus thrower. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Discus throw.{{Cite web|title=Athletics FALOCI Giovanni|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1305647-faloci-giovanni.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-09-20|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games|language=en-us|archive-date=2 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002123630/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1305647-faloci-giovanni.htm}}

Biography

Giovanni Faloci has 9 caps in national team from 2007.{{cite book|title=Annuario dell'Atletica 2013|year=2013|publisher=FIDAL}} In his career, with Italy national athletics team, he participated at one edition of European Athletics Championships (2012), two of the Summer Universiade (2007 and 2011), one of the Mediterranean Games (2009), three of the European Team Championships (2010, 2011, 2013) and in 2013, with 64.77 m fifth best measure of all-time in Italy, he obtained the IAAF Standard for the 2013 World Championships in Athletics.{{cite web|url=http://dt9guucc6nuua.cloudfront.net/competitioninfo/7b3aec46-579b-4065-b644-9c69c1be096d.pdf|title=IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MOSCOW 2013 10 AUGUST – 18 AUGUST 2013 - ENTRY STANDARDS|publisher=iaaf.org|accessdate=24 June 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.fidal.it/upload/files/Statistiche/2013/liste_outdoor_2013/listeassoluteuominial17giugno2013.pdf|title=GRADUATORIE ITALIANE 2013 - 2013 ITALIAN LISTS OUTDOOR|publisher=fidal.it|language=italian|accessdate=24 June 2013}}

Progression

class="wikitable" width=45% style="font-size:100%; text-align:center;" !Year!!Performance!!Venue!!Date
bgcolor=#F0DC82 \|2021	67.36	align=left \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Spoleto	29 June
2020	61.87	align=left \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Padua	29 August
2019	65.30	align=left \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Latina	6 July
2018	64.19	align=left \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Tarquinia	13 June
2017	63.66	align=left \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} San Benedetto del Tronto	21 May
2016	60.58	align=left \| {{flagicon\|POR}} Leiria	30 April
2015	62.50	align=left \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Tarquinia	21 May
2014	62.07	align=left \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Donnas	13 July
2013	64.77	align=left \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Tarquinia	4 June
2012	64.24	align=left \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Tarquinia	27 May
2011	63.89	align=left \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Tarquinia	9 June
2010	62.19	align=left \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Viterbo	19 June
2009	62.56	align=left \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Fabriano	16 May
2008	61.19	align=left \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Viterbo	18 June
2007	58.52	align=left \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Rome	11 February
2006	60.38	align=left \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Macerata	20 May
2005	57.49	align=left \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Grosseto	5 June

Achievements

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colspan="6"\|Representing {{ITA}}
2005 \|European U23 Championships \|Erfurt, Germany \|23rd (q) \|Discus throw \|47.16 m
2007 \|European U23 Championships \|Debrecen, Hungary \|7th \|Discus throw \|55.84 m
rowspan=2\|2011 \| European Team Championships \| Stockholm, Sweden \| 9th \| Discus throw \| 56.09 m
Summer Universiade \| Shenzhen, China \| 7th \| Discus throw \| 60.27 m
2012 \| European Championships \| Helsinki, Finland \| 25th (q) \| Discus throw \| 57.67 m
2013 \| European Team Championships \| Gateshead, United Kingdom \| 7th \| Discus throw \| 58.02 m{{cite web \|url=http://la.sportresult.com/ajax/eaa2.asp?module=timetable_date&event_day=1&event_id=10013300000001&lang=en \|title=2013 European Team Championships2013 European Team Championships - Results \|publisher=EAA \|accessdate=25 June 2013 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626135406/http://la.sportresult.com/ajax/eaa2.asp?event_id=10013300000001&event_day=1&module=timetable_date&lang=en \|archivedate=26 June 2013 }}
rowspan=2\|2018 \|Mediterranean Games \|Tarragona, Spain \|4th \|Discus throw \|60.16 m
European Championships \|Berlin, Germany \|21st (q) \|Discus throw \|59.27 m
2019 \|World Championships \|Doha, Qatar \|30th (q) \|Discus throw \|59.77 m
2021 \|Olympic Games \|Tokyo, Japan \|29th (q) \|Discus throw \|57.33 m
2022 \|Mediterranean Games \|Oran, Algeria \|10th \|Discus throw \|57.30 m

colspan="6"|Representing {{ITA}}

2005

|European U23 Championships

|Erfurt, Germany

|23rd (q)

|Discus throw

|47.16 m

2007

|European U23 Championships

|Debrecen, Hungary

|7th

|Discus throw

|55.84 m

rowspan=2|2011

| European Team Championships

| Stockholm, Sweden

| 9th

| Discus throw

| 56.09 m

Summer Universiade

| Shenzhen, China

| 7th

| Discus throw

| 60.27 m

2012

| European Championships

| Helsinki, Finland

| 25th (q)

| Discus throw

| 57.67 m

2013

| European Team Championships

| Gateshead, United Kingdom

| 7th

| Discus throw

| 58.02 m{{cite web |url=http://la.sportresult.com/ajax/eaa2.asp?module=timetable_date&event_day=1&event_id=10013300000001&lang=en |title=2013 European Team Championships2013 European Team Championships - Results |publisher=EAA |accessdate=25 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626135406/http://la.sportresult.com/ajax/eaa2.asp?event_id=10013300000001&event_day=1&module=timetable_date&lang=en |archivedate=26 June 2013 }}

rowspan=2|2018

|Mediterranean Games

|Tarragona, Spain

|4th

|Discus throw

|60.16 m

European Championships

|Berlin, Germany

|21st (q)

|Discus throw

|59.27 m

2019

|World Championships

|Doha, Qatar

|30th (q)

|Discus throw

|59.77 m

2021

|Olympic Games

|Tokyo, Japan

|29th (q)

|Discus throw

|57.33 m

2022

|Mediterranean Games

|Oran, Algeria

|10th

|Discus throw

|57.30 m

National titles

He has won 13 times the individual national championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CAMPIONI%20ITALIANI_UOMINI.pdf |title="CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012 |publisher=sportolimpico.it |accessdate=25 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121224064654/http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CAMPIONI%20ITALIANI_UOMINI.pdf |archivedate=24 December 2012 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.fidal.it/content/Assoluti-altri-4-azzurri-allo-standard-olimpico/134058|title=Assoluti: altri 4 azzurri allo standard olimpico|publisher=fidal.it|language=it|date=27 June 2021|access-date=28 June 2021}}