Andrea Giannini
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| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||
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18 December 1976 Asti, Italy | |||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (180 lb) | |||||||||
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 Italy | |||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||
| Event(s) | Pole vault | |||||||||
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle | |||||||||
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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]
- 1 win in the pole vault (1998)
See also
References
- ↑ "Mediterranean Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Archived from the original on 17 March 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- 1 2 Andrea Giannini profile at IAAF
- ↑ "Italian Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ↑ World men's all-time best pole vault (last updated 2001)
- ↑ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
External links
- Andrea Giannini profile at IAAF
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