Simone Cairoli
{{short description|Italian athlete}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
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| caption = Cairoli at the 2019 Hypo-Meeting.
| nationality = Italian
| sport = Athletics
| event = Decathlon
| club = Atletica Lecco
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1990|1|13}}
| birth_place = Gallarate, Italy
| retired = 2021
| coach= Andrea Calandrina
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| height = 1.83 kg
| weight = 77 kg
| pb =
- Decathlon: 7949 pts (2018)
- {{nowrap|Heptathlon: 5841 pts (2017)}}
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Simone Cairoli (born 7 July 1990) is an Italian male decathlete, who won six national championships.{{cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/italy/simone-cairoli-279206|title=Simone Cairoli - Honours|publisher=iaaf.org|page=48|accessdate=21 July 2018}} In 2017 with his personal best had reached the 5th place in the national all-time lists and 52nd place in the seasonal world lists.{{cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/combined-events/decathlon/outdoor/men/senior/2017?regionType=world&windReading=regular&page=1&bestResultsOnly=true|title=SENIOR OUTDOOR 2017 - DECATHLON MEN|publisher=iaaf.org|accessdate=21 July 2018}}
Biography
Simone Cairoli finished at 12th at the 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships, establishing his personal best,{{cite web|url=http://www.fidal.it/content/Locatelli-Grazie-Donato-senatore-tra-i-giovani-/105509|title=Elio Locatelli: "Grazie Donato, senatore tra i giovani"|publisher=fidal.it|language=italian|accessdate=21 July 2018}} and was selected for 2018 European Athletics Championships.{{cite web|url=http://www.fidal.it/content/Berlino-89-azzurri-agli-Europei/115901|title=Berlino, 89 azzurri agli Europei|publisher=fidal.it|language=it|date=18 July 2018|accessdate=21 July 2018}}
Curiously he is a specialist of the decathlon (sport) working as a clerk at Decathlon (shop).{{cite web|url=https://www.laprovinciadicomo.it/stories/Sport/cairoli-sempre-decathlon-nella-vita-e-nello-sport_1242865_11/|title=Cairoli, sempre decathlo, nella vita e nello sport|publisher=laprovinciadicomo.it|language=it|quote=Simone Cairoli infatti oltre ad essere il più forte decathleta italiano del momento, lavora a Saronno in un negozio della famosa catena “Decathlon”|accessdate=21 July 2018}}
His first European final
After the first day of events at the 2018 European Championships, Cairoli finished 6th with 2110 points.{{cite web|url=http://www.european-athletics.org/competitions/european-athletics-championships/2018/athletics/event/mens-decathlon/|title=2018 European Athletics Championships - Decathlon Men|publisher=european-athletics.org|accessdate=7 August 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.europeanchampionships.com/results/en/athletics/combined-events-decathlon-men.htm|title=2018 European Athletics Championships - Combined Events - DECATHLON MEN|publisher=europeanchampionships.com|accessdate=7 August 2018}}
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! | style=width:20%|Event | Performance | Event points | Event place | Total points | Total place |
| rowspan=5|Day one (7 August) |100 m || 10.94 (+0.3) || 874 || 8 || 874 || 8 | ||||||
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| Long jump | 7.49 (+1.3) {{AthAbbr|PB}} | 932 | 8 | 1806 | 6 | |
| Shot put | 13.25 m | 682 | 24 | 2488 | 7 | |
| High jump | 2.05 m {{AthAbbr|SB}} | 850 | 5 | 3338 | 5 | |
| 400 m | 48.77 {{AthAbbr|PB}} | 872 | 9 | 4210 | 6 | |
| rowspan=5|Day two (8 August) |100 m hs || 14.66 {{AthAbbr|SB}}=||891 || 11 || 5101 || 4 | ||||||
| Discus throw | 35.30 m | 570 | 22 | 5671 | 12 | |
| Pole vault | 4,60 m {{AthAbbr|PB}} | 790 | 17 | 6461 | 12 | |
| Javelin throw | 59.62 m {{AthAbbr|PB}} | 732 | 10 | 7193 | 11 | |
| 1500 m | 4:28.38 | 756 | 4 | 7949 {{AthAbbr|PB}} | 10 |
==Personal best==
;Decathlon
- 7942 pts ({{flagicon|GER}} Berlin, 7–8 August 2018) at the 2018 European Championships
- 100 m: 10.94, long jump: 7.49 m, shot put: 13.25 m, high jump: 2.05 m, 400 m: 48.77;
- 110 m hs: 14.66, discus throw: 35.30 m, pole vault: 4.60 m, javelin throw: 59.62 m, 1500 m: 4:28.30
;Previous Decathlon Personal Best
- 7875 pts ({{flagicon|AUT}} Götzis, 2 May 2017) at the 2017 Hypo-Meeting
- 100 m: 10.79, long jump: 7.37 m, shot put: 13.04 m, high jump: 2.03 m, 400 m: 49.95;
- 110 m hs: 14.72, discus throw: 37.53 m, pole vault: 4.50 m, javelin throw: 56.36 m, 1500 m: 4:21.14
;Heptathlon
- 5841 pts ({{flagicon|SRB}} Belgrade, 5 March 2017) at the 2017 European Indoor Championships
- 60 m: 7.04, long jump: 7.55 m {{AthAbbr|PB}}, shot put: 12.21 m, high jump: 2.04 m,
- 60 m hs: 8.31 {{AthAbbr|SB}}, pole vault: 4.60 m {{AthAbbr|PB}}, 1000 m: 2:40.14
Achievements
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| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Notes |
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| 2013
|align=left|European Cup |align=left|{{flagicon|EST}} Tallinn |19th |Decathlon |{{AthAbbr|PB}} | ||||||
| 2017
|align=left|European Indoor Championships |align=left|{{flagicon|SRB}} Belgrade |12th |Heptathlon |{{AthAbbr|PB}} | ||||||
| 2018
|align=left|European Championships |align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Berlin |10th |Decathlon |{{AthAbbr|PB}} |
National titles
He won 8 times the national championships.
- Italian Athletics Championships
- Decathlon: 2015, 2016
- Italian Indoor Athletics Championships
- Heptathlon: 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019,{{cite web|url=http://www.fidal.it/content/Conferma-Cairoli-%C3%A8-tricolore-nell-eptathlon/118853|title=Conferma Cairoli: è tricolore nell'eptathlon|publisher=fidal.it|language=it|accessdate=29 January 2019}} 2020
See also
References
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External links
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{{Italian Athletics Champions in men's decathlon}}
{{Italian Athletics Champions in men's indoor heptathlon}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Gallarate
Category:Athletes from the Province of Varese