| | Year Competition Venue Position Notes
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| | Representing Italy Representing Italy Representing Italy Representing Italy Representing Italy
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| | 1995 European Junior Championships Nyíregyháza, Hungary 5th 15.81 m
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| | 1997 European U23 Championships Turku, Finland 11th 15.55 m (-2.0 m/s)
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| | 2000 European Indoor Championships Ghent, Belgium 6th 16.57 m
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| | 2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 25th (q) 16.34 m
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| | 2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 6th 16.77 m
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| | 2001 Mediterranean Games Radès, Tunisia 1st 17.05 m
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| | 2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 4th 16.90 m
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| | 2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 4th 17.15 m
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| | 2003 World Championships Paris, France 13th (q) 16.63 m
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| | 2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 11th (q) 16.68 m
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| | 2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 21st (q) 16.45 m
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| | 2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 17th (q) 16.35 m
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| | 2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 16th (q) 16.66 m
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| | 2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 32nd (q) 16.20 m
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| | 2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 4th 17.27 m
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| | 2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 21st (q) 16.70 m
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| | 2009 European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy 1st 17.59 m (iNR)
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| | 2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 41st (q) 15.81 m
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| | 2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 5th 16.88 m
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| | 2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 9th 16.54 m
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| | 2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 2nd 17.73 m (iNR)
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| | 2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 10th 16.77 m
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| | 2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 4th 17.28 m
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| | 2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 1st 17.63 m (w)
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| | 2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 3rd 17.48 m
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| | 2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 15th (q) 16.53 m
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| | 2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 7th 16.66 m
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| | 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 17th (q) 16.54 m
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| | 2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 2nd 17.13 m (M40 WR)
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| | 2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 14th 15.96 m
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| | 2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 20th (q) 16.15 m
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| | 2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 18th (q) 15.93 m
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