Alessandro Andrei

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Alessandro Andrei
Alessandro Andrei.png
Andrei in a competition in Italy in 1980s
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born3 January 1959 (1959-01-03) (age 66)
Florence, Italy
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight118 kg (260 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportAthletics
EventShot put
Club G.S. Fiamme Oro
Achievements and titles
Personal best22.91 m (1987)
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Olympic Games
Olympic rings.svg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Los Angeles Shot Put
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1987 Rome Shot Put
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1984 Gothenburg Shot Put
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Athens Shot Put
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Bari Shot Put
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1983 Casablanca Shot Put
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1993 Languedoc-Roussillon Shot Put
Universiade
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1985 Kobe Shot put

Alessandro Andrei (born 3 January 1959) is a retired Italian former shot putter. He was born in Florence.

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Biography

Andrei threw with his right hand, using the glide technique (at time many elite-level shot putters had switched to the spin/rotation style.) Andrei won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, California. In 1987 he broke the world record three times in the same competition with successive throws of 22.72, 22.84 & 22.91 m (and finishing the sequence with a throw of 22.74 m). He was the first athlete in history to have a shot put series with all 6 throws over 22 meters, an accomplishment that wasn't repeated until 2020 by Ryan Crouser. [1]

He is married to Agnese Maffeis. [2]

World record

Shots series [4]
   World record
1st2nd3rd4th5th6th
22.1922.3722.7222.8422.9122.74

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventMeasureNotes
1983 Mediterranean Games Flag of Morocco.svg Casablanca 2ndShot put19.61 m
World Championships Flag of Finland.svg Helsinki 5th Shot put 20.07 m Sport records icon PB.svg
1984 European Indoor Championships Flag of Sweden.svg Gothenburg 3rd Shot put 20.32 m
Olympic Games Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles 1st Shot put 21.26 m
1985 Universiade Flag of Japan.svg Kobe 2ndShot put20.85 m
1987 World Championships Flag of Italy.svg Rome 2nd Shot put 21.88 m [5]
1991 Mediterranean Games Flag of Greece.svg Athens 1stShot put19.38 m
1993 Mediterranean Games Flag of France.svg Languedoc-Roussillon 2ndShot put19.37 m
1997 Mediterranean Games Flag of Italy.svg Bari 1stShot put19.54 m

National titles

Andrei won 12 national championships at individual senior level. [6]

See also

References

  1. "Ryan Crouser throws superb shot put series in Des Moines". 31 August 2020. Retrieved 2 Sep 2020.
  2. "Alessandro Andrei" . Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  3. "Italy's Andrei Surpasses 75 Feet to Break World Shotput Record". Los Angeles Times . 13 August 1987. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  4. "Athletics .Record Smashed .Andrei Demolishes World Shot Mark" . Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  5. With the measure of 21.57 m he just had broken Championships Records in qualification round.
  6. "TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2021" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
Records
Preceded by Men's Shot Put World Record Holder
12 August 1987 22 May 1988
Succeeded by