William Frullani (born 21 September 1979 in Prato) is a decathlete and bobsleigh competitor from Italy.
Biography Frullani won two medals, one of these at senior level, at the International athletics competitions. 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.
He was married to his combined events fellow, the Ukrainian heptathlete Hanna Melnychenko.
Achievements 2001European U23 ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands3rdDecathlon7871 ptsWorld Student GamesBeijing, China —Decathlon DNF2002Hypo-MeetingGötzis, Austria8thDecathlon 7984 ptsEuropean ChampionshipsMunich, Germany9thDecathlon7863 pts2004Hypo-MeetingGötzis, Austria16thDecathlon7843 pts2005Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria17thDecathlon7547 pts2006European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden —DecathlonDNF2009European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy6thHeptathlon 5972 pts Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria —DecathlonDNF
National titles He has won 5 times the individual national championship. 4 wins in the decathlon (2001, 2006, 2010, 2012) 1 win in the heptathlon indoor (2009)
Bobsleigh Frullani switched to bobsleigh in 2012. He tested positive for methylhexanamine at the 2014 Winter Olympics and was excluded from the Italian team. He was replaced by Samuele Romanini.
See also Italian all-time top lists - Decathlon
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