Simona La Mantia Athlete
Simona La Mantia (born 14 April 1983 in Palermo) is an Italian triple jumper. She represented Italy at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. After a few years of injuries, she returned to form with a silver medal at the 2010 European Athletics Championships and a win in the triple jump at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships. Her personal best jump is 14.69 metres, achieved in May 2005 in her hometown Palermo. In addition she has 6.48 m in the long jump.
