ALESSIO Simone

Date of Birth: 14 Apr 2000

Age: 21

Gender: Male

Place of birth: LIVORNO

Birth Country:

Italy

Place of residence : ROME

Residence Country:

Italy

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Taekwondo	Men -80kg	9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Makuhari Messe Hall A	Men -80kg Round of 16 #302 ITA ALESSIO SALESSIO Simone 22 RSC BRA MARTINS SOARES IMMARTINS SOARES Icaro Miguel 3	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall A	Men -80kg Quarterfinal #318 ITA ALESSIO SALESSIO Simone 5 EGY EISSA SEISSA Seif 6 PTF	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	-74kg	2019	Manchester, GBR

European Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	-80kg	2021	Sofia, BUL
3	-80kg	2019	Bari, ITA
2nd Round	-68kg	2018	Kazan, RUS

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Quarterfinal	-80kg	2019	Chiba, JPN
Quarterfinal	-68kg	2018	Rome, ITA
1st Round	-80kg	2019	Sofia, BUL
1st Round	-80kg	2019	Rome, ITA

World Junior Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3rd Round	59-63kg	2016	Burnaby, BC, CAN

Prince (Facebook profile, 20 May 2021)

Playing football. (taekwondoitalia.it, 07 May 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Firefighter, Student

Exercise Science - Pegaso Telematic University, Italy

Languages spoken:

English, Italian

GS Fiamme Rosse [Italy]

Francesco Laface [club]

He took up taekwondo at age four in Sellia Marina, Italy. (taekwondoitalia.it, 07 May 2021)

"I chose taekwondo over football because taekwondo allowed me to build towards a goal. Thanks to the help of my parents I can say that I am still working, after many years, towards my goals." (taekwondoitalia.it, 07 May 2021)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 22 May 2021)

Winning gold in the -74kg category at the 2019 World Championships in Manchester, England. (taekwondoitalia.it, 07 May 2021)

Italian taekwondo athlete Carlo Molfetta. (gazzetta.it, 18 May 2020)

Philosophy:

"Mors tua, vita mea." [Your death, my life] (taekwondoitalia.it, 07 May 2021)

General Interest

General
HEIGHT
He says that although his height can be an advantage to him during bouts, it also helps his opponents at times. "I guess I have a small advantage because of my height, but if my opponent is quick and smart, I find this difficult. It is not always easy. But my favourite action is kicking, which I am good at because of my long legs." (insidethegames.biz, 01 Jun 2019)

CLUB
In December 2019 he joined the sports group of the Italian fire and rescue service, GS Fiamme Rosse. (taekwondoitalia.it, 07 May 2021; Facebook profile, 20 May 2021)

Milestones

He became the first taekwondo athlete representing Italy to win a gold medal at the world championships, when he was victorious in the -74kg category at the 2019 edition of the tournament in Manchester, England. (gazzetta.it, 18 May 2020; SportsDeskOnline, 17 Jun 2021)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
PTF:: Win by Final Score
RSC:: Win by Referee Stops Contest

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