Andrea Giannini
Italian pole vaulter (born 1976)
1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)- Pole vault: 5.65 m (1997)
Medal record
Mediterranean Games | ||
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2001 Tunis | Pole Vault | |
1997 Bari | Pole Vault |
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 titles
He has won 2 times the individual national championship.[5]
- 2 wins in the pole vault (1997 indoor and 1998 outdoor)
See also
References
- ^ "Mediterranean Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Archived from the original on 17 March 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ^ a b Andrea Giannini at World Athletics
- ^ "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 at World Athletics
- Andrea Giannini at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
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Mediterranean Games champions in men's pole vault
- 1951: Victor Sillon (FRA)
- 1955: Giulio Chiesa (ITA)
- 1959: Rigas Efstathiadis (GRE)
- 1963: Roman Lešek (YUG)
- 1967–1971: Christos Papanikolaou (GRE)
- 1975: Silvio Fraquelli (ITA)
- 1979: Philippe Houvion (FRA)
- 1983: Patrick Abada (FRA)
- 1987: Gianni Stecchi (ITA)
- 1991: Philippe d'Encausse (FRA)
- 1993: Stavros Tsitouras (GRE)
- 1997: Alain Andji (FRA)
- 2001: Andrea Giannini (ITA)
- 2005: Konstadinos Filippidis (GRE)
- 2009: Not held
- 2013: Giuseppe Gibilisco (ITA)
- 2018: Not held
- 2022: Ersu Şaşma (TUR)