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| Nationality | Italian | |||||||
| Born | 17 July 1994 Rome | |||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | |||||||
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| Country |  Italy | |||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||
| Event(s) | Pole vault | |||||||
| Club | C.S. Aeronautica Militare | |||||||
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Alessandro Sinno (born 17 July 1994) is an Italian male pole vaulter.
He has won three times his country's senior national championship, and with his new personal best, ranked in the top 60, at 47th place, on the IAAF world leading list at the 11 July 2018. [1]
Foggia, 27 June 2018)| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Measure | Notes |
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| 2016 | Mediterranean U23 Championships |  Tunis | 3rd | Pole vault | 5.26 m |
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