Simone Alessio

Simone Alessio
Alessio at the 2024 Olympics
Personal information
NicknamePrince
Born (2000-04-14) 14 April 2000 (age 24)
Livorno, Italy
Height198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly
SportTaekwondo
Weight classWelterweight
University teamLink Campus University
ClubG.S. Fiamme Rosse
Coached byFrancesco Laface, Claudio Nolano
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals1
World finals1
Regional finals3
National finals10
Highest world ranking1
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris 80 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Manchester 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Baku 80 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2022 Rome 80 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Paris 80 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Riyadh (F) 80 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Manchester 80 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Manchester 80 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Sofia 80 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Larnaca 73 kg
Updated on 29 November 2024

Simone Prince Alessio (born 14 April 2000) is an Italian taekwondo athlete.[1]

Career

Alessio won the gold medal at the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships in the men's lightweight competition.[2] He qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics through the 2021 European Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament.

He won the gold medal in the men's welterweight event at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan.[3] He defeated Carl Nickolas of the United States in his gold medal match. He won a bronze medal in the men's 80 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.

References

  1. ^ "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Simone Alessio-Ahmad Abughaush, Finale Mondiali taekwondo 2019: data, programma, orario e tv". OA Sport (in Italian). 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  3. ^ Burke, Patrick (31 May 2023). "Dramatic final makes Dinçel one of three winners at World Taekwondo Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 31 May 2023.


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