Yuri Floriani

Yuri Floriani

Floriani at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1981-12-25) December 25, 1981
Trento, Italy
Residence Palermo, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 64 kg (141 lb)[1]
Sport
Country Italy Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Steeplechase
Club G.S. Fiamme Gialle
Coached by Stefano Cecchini
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 3000 m steeplechase: 8'22"62 (2012)

Yuri Floriani (born 25 December 1981) is an Italian steeplechase runner.

Biography

On May 31, 2012 at Golden Gala in Rome, he qualified for the Olympics with his personal best of 8'22"62, for his first Olympic appearance in London 2012.[2]

He lives in Sicily, at Palermo with his wife Angela Rinicella, former middle-distance runner,[3] and their daughter Noemi.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Italy
2000 World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 29th (h) 3000m steeplechase 9:31.74
2001 European U23 Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 15th (h) 3000m steeplechase 8:52.30
2009 Mediterranean Games Pescara, Italy 4th 3000 m steeplechase 8'34"60
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 6th 3000 m steeplechase 8'39"22 [4]
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 13th 3000 metres steeplechase 8.40.07 [5]

National championships

Progression

3000 metres steeplechase
Year Performance Venue Date World Ranking
2012 8:22.62 Italy Rome 31/05/2012 27th
2011 8:28.64 Belgium Heusden-Zolder 16/07/2011
2010 8:34.15 Italy Florence 05/06/2010
2009 8:34.60 Italy Pescara 02/07/2009
2008 8:28.90 Italy Rome 11/07/2008
2007 8:33.28 Slovenia Velenje 28/06/2007
2006 8:35.88 Spain Valencia 28/05/2006
2005 8:40.82 Italy Florence 17/06/2005
2004 8:36.18 Italy Naples 08/06/2004
2003 8:34.36 Netherlands Hengelo 01/06/2003
2002 8:32.87 Italy Castelfidardo 01/09/2002
2000 8:56.7 Italy Pergine Valsugana 28/09/2000

References

  1. ↑ Yuri Floriani Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine.. rio2016.com
  2. ↑ "Pass per Yuri Floriani nei 3000 siepi. Qualificati azzurri a quota 236" (in Italian). coni.it. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "Yuri Floriani" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  4. ↑ He had run a best time, 8:32.63 in the semifinals.
  5. ↑ He ran in a better crono (8:29.01) in heat.
  6. ↑ "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
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