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Sara Simeoni is an Italian former high jumper who won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. She was born on 19 April 1953 in Rivoli Veronese, Italy. Sara Simeoni began her career in athletics in 1972, and in 1975 she won the bronze medal at the European Championships in Athletics. She won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, setting a new world record of 2.02 m. She also won the gold medal at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki. Sara Simeoni retired from athletics in 1985 and was inducted into the International Association of Athletics Federations Hall of Fame in 2012. As of 2021, Sara Simeoni's net worth is estimated to be around $1 million.

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Age 71 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 19 April, 1953
Birthday 19 April
Birthplace Rivoli Veronese, Italy
Nationality Italy

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Sara Simeoni Height, Weight & Measurements

At 71 years old, Sara Simeoni height is 1.81m and Weight 60 kg.

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Height 1.81m
Weight 60 kg
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Who Is Sara Simeoni's Husband?

Her husband is Erminio Azzaro

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Husband Erminio Azzaro
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Children Roberto Azzaro

Sara Simeoni Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Sara Simeoni worth at the age of 71 years old? Sara Simeoni’s income source is mostly from being a successful Jumper. She is from Italy. We have estimated Sara Simeoni's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2023 Under Review
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Source of Income Jumper

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2007

Simeoni's other titles include two bronze medals at the European Championships and 25 national titles. Her jump of 2.01 m was the Italian record for women for 29 years. On 8 June 2007, Antonietta Di Martino jumped 2.02 m, establishing the new Italian record for women.

1984

Simeoni struggled to regain her form in the following years, with a series of tendon injuries. At 1984 Olympics, Simeoni carried the Italian flag at the opening ceremony in Los Angeles. Here, she cemented her reputation as one of the greatest female high jumpers ever, in a thrilling duel with West German Ulrike Meyfarth. Simeoni managed to reach the 2 meters measure for the first time since 1978. The ageing Meyfarth, however, replied with a notable 2.02 m jump, and Simeoni won a silver medal.

1978

In August 1978, she set the new world record with 2.01 m in Brescia (this jump stood as a national record until Antonietta Di Martino jumped 2.02 in June 2007). Later in the same month she equalled it at Prague while winning the European title. In 1980, Simeoni set a new Olympic record of 1.97 m, when winning gold in Moscow. Simeoni was the only woman athlete not from a Communist country able to win an athletics gold medal in Moscow.

1971

Sara Simeoni was born in Rivoli Veronese, in the province of Verona. She soon took up athletics, specialising in the high jump. Her first international result was at the 1971 European Championships in Helsinki, where she ended 9th with a 178 cm jump. Her first international success was at the 1976 in Montreal, where she won a silver medal, with a personal best of 1.91 m, and was beaten only by Rosemarie Ackermann's 1.93 m leap.

1953

Sara Simeoni (born 19 April 1953) is an Italian former high jumper, who won a gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics and twice set a world record in the women's high jump.