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Zahra Bani (born 31 December 1979) is a Somalian-born Italian javelin thrower.




Biography


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. She retired in 2022 and is now a coach in Torino, Italy.




Achievements






National titles


Bani won 17 national championships at individual senior level.

Italian Athletics Championships
Javelin throw: 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2021 (8)
Italian Winter Throwing Championships
Javelin throw: 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 (9)




See also


Italian Athletics Championships - Multi winners
Italian all-time lists - Javelin throw
Italy at the European Throwing Cup
Naturalized athletes of Italy
Italian Somalians




Notes






References






External links


Zahra Bani at World Athletics
Zahra Bani at Diamond League
Zahra Bani at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
Zahra Bani at Olympics.com
Zahra Bani at Olympedia

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• Fatimah az-Zahra
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• Suku-suku Arab
• Saqifah Bani Sa'idah
• Abdurrahman III
• Ahlulbait
• Muhammad bin al-Hanafiyah
• Dinasti Fathimiyah
• Ja'far ash-Shadiq
• Musa al-Kadzim
• Zahra Bani
• Zahra Bani Yaghoub
• Zahra (name)
• Zahra Kazemi
• Behesht-e Zahra
• Bani (surname)
• Death of Mahsa Amini
• African emigrants to Italy
• Basij
• Mogadishu