Giovanni Frattini (javelin thrower)
.jpg) Frattini at Birmingham 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 24 October 2002 | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event | Javelin throw | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Carabinieri Bologna | |||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Antonio Fent | |||||||||||||||||
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Giovanni Frattini (born 24 October 2002) is an Italian javelin thrower. He is a two-time Italian champion and won the silver medal at the 2025 European Throwing Cup.[1]
Biography
From Romagna, Frattini is coached by Emanuele Verni.[2] Frattini won the under-23 javelin competition at the 2024 European Throwing Cup in Leiria, Portugal.[3] In June, he won the senior Italian Athletics Championships with a throw of 75.40 metres.[4] He threw a personal best of 83.61 metres at the Italian Club Championships in Modena in September 2024, to move to second on the Italian all-time list, behind only Carlo Sonego. It was a personal best of close to six metres.[2]
Frattini won the silver medal at the 2025 European Throwing Cup in Nicosia, Cyprus, with a throw of 82.78 metres.[5][6] In August 2025, he won the Italian Athletics Championships ahead of Michele Fina with a throw of 74.85 metres.[7] He was a finalist at the 2025 Summer World University Games in Germany, with a best throw of 74.97 metres.[8]
In August 2026, he was a finalist competing at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, placing ninth overall in the javelin throw.[9]
National titles
Frattini won five national championships at individual senior level.
- Italian Athletics Championships
- Javelin throw: 2024, 2025, 2026
- Italian Winter Throwing Championships
- Javelin throw: 2025, 2026
See also
References
- ↑ "Giovanni Frattini". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- 1 2 Villa, Stefano (8 October 2024). "ATHLETICSDoes Italy have a javelin thrower? Frattini: "In 2025, my goal is to continue my success in distances over 81 meters."". OA Sport.
- ↑ "European Throwing Cup". World Athletics. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ↑ "Italian Championships". World Athletics. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ↑ "Frattini scored 82.78 in the javelin at the European Throwing Cup". Fidal.it. 16 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ↑ Mills, Steven (16 March 2025). "Kamga sets world discus lead of 63.25m at European Throwing Cup". European Athletics. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ↑ "Italian Championships". World Athletics. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ↑ "Frattini flies to the final. He's chasing a podium finish today". ilrestodelcarlino.it. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ↑ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 10 August 2026. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
External links
- Giovanni Frattini at World Athletics
- Giovanni Frattini at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- Giovanni Frattini at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Giovanni Frattini at InterSportStats