Zahra Bani

Zahra Bani (born 31 December 1979) is a Somali-born Italian javelin thrower.

Biography
Bani was born in 1979 in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, to an Italian father and a Somali mother. In 1989, she moved to Torino, Italy with her family and started playing volleyball. She soon thereafter discovered her specialty: javelin. Bani's personal best throw is 62.75 metres, achieved at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki. However, since 2005, she has been suffering from health problems, which have significantly hampered her athletic performances. Bani ranks second on the all-time Italian list behind Claudia Coslovich. She retired in 2022 and is now a coach in Torino, Italy.

National titles
Bani won 17 national championships at individual senior level.


 * Italian Athletics Championships
 * Javelin throw: 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2021 (8)
 * Italian Winter Throwing Championships
 * Javelin throw: 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 (9)