Andrea Giannini

Italian pole vaulter
1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)Weight80 kg (176 lb)SportCountryItaly ItalySportAthleticsEventPole vaultClubG.S. Fiamme GialleAchievements and titlesPersonal best
  • Pole vault: 5.65 m (1997)
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2001 Tunis Pole Vault
Bronze medal – third place 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

  1. ^ "Mediterranean Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Archived from the original on 17 March 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  2. ^ a b Andrea Giannini at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.

External links

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  • World Athletics