Andrea Giannini

Andrea Giannini
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1976-12-18) 18 December 1976
Grosseto, Italy
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 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)
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
2001 TunisPole Vault
1997 BariPole 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 championships

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. 1 2 Andrea Giannini 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
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