# Zahra Bani (Zahra Baani)

> Zahra Bani (born 1979): Mogadishu-born Italian javelin thrower, 17 national titles, second on Italy's all-time list.

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## Who is she?

Zahra Bani is a Somali-born Italian javelin thrower ([Wikipedia, Zahra Bani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zahra_Bani)). See [sport in Somalia](/en/society/sport-in-somalia/).

## Early life

She was born in Mogadishu on 31 December 1979, to an Italian father and a Somali mother ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zahra_Bani)). In 1989 her family moved to Turin (same source). She first played volleyball before she took up the javelin (same source). See [Somalis in Italy](/en/diaspora/italy/).

## Career

Her best throw is 62.75 metres, at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zahra_Bani)). That puts her second on the Italian all-time list, behind Claudia Coslovich (same source). From 2005 she had health problems that affected her results (same source).

She won 17 Italian senior titles ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zahra_Bani)):

- Italian Athletics Championships, javelin: 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017 and 2021.
- Italian Winter Throwing Championships, javelin: 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2017.

She retired in 2022 and coaches in Turin (same source).

## In short

A Mogadishu-born javelin thrower who won 17 Italian titles and ranks second on Italy's all-time list.

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