William Frullani

William Frullani (born 21 September 1979 in Prato) is a decathlete and bobsleigh competitor from Italy.

William Frullani

William Frullani at the 2008 TNT - Fortuna Meeting in Kladno
Personal information
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)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Combined events
Club	C.S. Carabinieri
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Decathlon: 7984 (2002) Heptathlon indoor: 5972 (2009)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd European Cup Combined Events 1 0 0 European U23 Championships 0 0 1

Biography

Frullani won two medals, one of these at senior level, at the International athletics competitions.^[1] 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.^[2]

He was married to his combined events fellow, the Ukrainian heptathlete Hanna Melnychenko.^[3]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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
	Hypo-Meeting	Götzis, Austria	—	Decathlon	DNF

National titles

He has won 5 times the individual national championship.^[4][5]

• 4 wins in the decathlon (2001, 2006, 2010, 2012)
• 1 win in the heptathlon indoor (2009)

Bobsleigh

Frullani switched to bobsleigh in 2012.^[6] He tested positive for methylhexanamine at the 2014 Winter Olympics and was excluded from the Italian team.^[7][8] He was replaced by Samuele Romanini.^[9]

See also

• Italian all-time top lists - Decathlon

References

1. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
2. "Profile of William FRULLANI". all-athletics.com. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
3. ""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
4. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-12-24. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
5. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
6. "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.
7. "Sochi 2014: German athlete fails A sample drugs test". BBC Sport. 21 February 2014.
8. 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.
9. 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