Simone Alessio

Simone Prince Alessio (born 14 April 2000) is an Italian taekwondo athlete.^[1]

Simone Alessio

Alessio at the 2024 Olympics
Personal information
Nickname	Prince
Born	(2000-04-14) 14 April 2000 (age 25) Livorno, Italy
Height	198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Taekwondo
Weight class	Welterweight
University team	Link Campus University
Club	G.S. Fiamme Rosse
Coached by	Francesco Laface, Claudio Nolano
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	1
World finals	1
Regional finals	3
National finals	10
Highest world ranking	1
Medal record Men's taekwondo Representing  Italy Olympic Games 2024 Paris 80 kg World Championships 2019 Manchester 74 kg 2023 Baku 80 kg Grand Prix 2022 Rome 80 kg 2022 Paris 80 kg 2022 Riyadh (F) 80 kg 2022 Manchester 80 kg European Championships 2022 Manchester 80 kg 2021 Sofia 80 kg European Junior Championships 2017 Larnaca 73 kg
Updated on 29 November 2024

Career

Alessio won the gold medal at the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships in the men's lightweight competition.^[2] He qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics through the 2021 European Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament.

He won the gold medal in the men's welterweight event at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan.^[3] He defeated Carl Nickolas of the United States in his gold medal match. He won a bronze medal in the men's 80 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.