Simone Barontini

Simone Barontini (born 5 January 1999) is an Italian middle distance runner, who specializes in the 800 metres. He has won seven national titles at the senior level.

Simone Barontini

Barontini at Munich 2022
Personal information
National team	Italy: 2 caps (2018-2019)
Born	(1999-01-05) 5 January 1999 (age 26) Ancona, Italy
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	800 metres
Club	G.S. Fiamme Azzurre S.E.F. Stamura Ancona
Coached by	Fabrizio Dubbini
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	800 m: 1:44.50 (2023) 800 m (indoor): 1:46.82 (2023)
Medal record European U18 Championships 2016 Tbilisi 800 metres European U23 Championships 2021 Tallin 800 metres

Biography

He participated at one edition of the European Athletics Championships in 2018, and one of the European Athletics Indoor Championships in 2019.^[1] He finished eighth at the 2019 European U23 Championships. He gained gold at the 2021 European U23 Championships in Tallinn.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Rank	Event	Time	Notes
2022	European Championships	Munich	7th	800 m	1:45.66	PB
2023	European Indoor Championships	Istanbul	8th	800 m	1:48.63	[a]

National titles

Barontini won nine national championships at individual senior level.^[2][3]

• Italian Athletics Championships
  • 800 metres: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023 (4)
• Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
  • 800 metres: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 (5)

Notes

1. He ran a better crono 1:47.13 in semifinals