Giorgia Benecchi

Giorgia Benecchi (Parma, 9 July 1989) is an Italian pole vaulter.

Giorgia Benecchi
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1989-07-09) July 9, 1989
Parma, Italy
Height1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)Pole vault
ClubC.S. Esercito
Coached byMatteo Bini
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Pole vault: 4.40 (2013)

Biography

Like many others pole vaulters Benecchi came from the artistic gymnastics, a sport in which she was very promising.[1] She's a friend of the other Italian pole vaulter Roberta Bruni.

Personal bests
  • Pole vault outdoor: 4.35 m ( Modena, 19 June 2012)[2]
  • Pole vault indoor: 4.40 m ( Ancona, 17 February 2013)

Progression
Pole vault indoor

Her personal best of 4.40 m set in 2013 was the 35th best world performance of the year.[3]

YearPerformanceVenueDateWorld Rank
20144.30 Ancona24 February
20134.40 Ancona17 February35th
20124.20 Modena12 February
Ancona26 February
20114.35 Aosta29 January
20104.36 Ancona14 February

Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz 17th (q) Pole vault 3.65 m
2009 European U23 Championships Kaunas 14th (q) Pole vault 4.00 m
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris NQ Pole vault 3.90 m
European U23 Championships Ostrava 10th Pole vault 3.90 m
2013 Mediterranean Games Mersin 5th Pole vault 4.30 m

National titles

She has won two times the individual national championship.[4]

  • 1 win in the pole vault (2013)
  • 1 win in the pole vault indoor (2014)

See also

References
  1. "Giorgia Benecchi" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  2. "Caravelli 13.03 a Pordenone" (in Italian). fidal.it. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  3. "POLE VAULT - WOMEN - SENIOR - INDOOR - 2013". iaaf.org. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  4. "CAMPIONATI ITALIANI INDIVIDUALI ASSOLUTI SU PISTA 2013" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
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