Andrea Giannini

Andrea Giannini
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born December 18, 1976
Asti, Italy
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 12 in)
Weight 80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
Country Italy Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Pole vault
Club G.S. Fiamme Gialle
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Pole vault: 5.65 m (1997)

Andrea Giannini (born 18 December 1976) is a retired Italian pole vaulter.

Biography

He won the bronze medal at the 1997 Mediterranean Games, and the gold medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games.[1] He finished tenth at the 2003 Summer Universiade, and competed at the 1997 World Indoor Championships and the 1997 World Championships without reaching the final.[2] He became Italian champion in 1997 (indoor) and 1998.[3]

His personal best jump was 5.65 metres, achieved in July 1997 in Milan.[2][4] After retirement, he became a sport journalist and athletics coach. He coaches the paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius during his trainings in Italy.

National championships

He has won 6 times the individual national championship.[5]

See also

References

  1. "Mediterranean Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Archived from the original on 17 March 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Andrea Giannini profile at IAAF
  3. "Italian Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  4. World men's all-time best pole vault (last updated 2001)
  5. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 1 January 2013.

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