 William Frullani at the 2008 TNT - Fortuna Meeting in Kladno | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1979-09-21) 21 September 1979 (age 45) Prato, Italy | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Combined events | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | C.S. Carabinieri | |||||||||||||||||
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William Frullani (born 21 September 1979 in Prato) is a decathlete and bobsleigh competitor from Italy.
Biography
Frullani won two medals, one of these at senior level, at the International athletics competitions. He set his personal best score (7984 points) in the men's decathlon at the 2002 Hypo-Meeting in Götzis. In 2009 he finished 6th at the European Indoor Championships in Turin in the heptathlon with a national record of 5972 points.
He was married to his combined events fellow, the Ukrainian heptathlete Hanna Melnychenko.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2001 | European U23 Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 3rd | Decathlon | 7871 pts |
| World Student Games | Beijing, China | — | Decathlon | DNF | |
| 2002 | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 8th | Decathlon | 7984 pts |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 9th | Decathlon | 7863 pts | |
| 2004 | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 16th | Decathlon | 7843 pts |
| 2005 | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 17th | Decathlon | 7547 pts |
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | — | Decathlon | DNF |
| 2009 | European Indoor Championships | Turin, Italy | 6th | Heptathlon | 5972 pts 
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| Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | — | Decathlon | DNF |
National titles
He has won 5 times the individual national championship.
- 4 wins in the decathlon (2001, 2006, 2010, 2012)
- 1 win in the heptathlon indoor (2009)
Bobsleigh
Frullani switched to bobsleigh in 2012. He tested positive for methylhexanamine at the 2014 Winter Olympics and was excluded from the Italian team. He was replaced by Samuele Romanini.
See also
References
- "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- "Profile of William FRULLANI". all-athletics.com. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ""Ora un figlio e poi Rio" Isinbayeva torna a sorridere" (in Italian). ilmessaggero.it. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
...all'ucraina Ganna Melnichenko, che è la ex moglie del decathleta azzurro William Frullani
- ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-12-24. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- "William FRULLANI | Bobsleigh | Italy - Sochi 2014 Olympics". Sochi2014.com. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on 2014-02-20. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- "Sochi 2014: German athlete fails A sample drugs test". BBC Sport. 21 February 2014.
- Grohmann, Karolos (2014-02-17). "Italy bobsleigh athlete Frullani tests positive in Sochi - team". Reuters. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- Associated, The. "Italian Bobsledder Tests Positive At Sochi Games". NPR. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
External links
- William Frullani at World Athletics
- William Frullani at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- William Frullani at IBSF