Andrea Giaconi

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Andrea Giaconi
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Personal information
Nationality Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Born (1974-04-11) 11 April 1974 (age 49)
Reggio Emilia
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 110 metres hurdles
Medal record
Event1st2nd3rd
Mediterranean Games 010
European Cup 003
European Indoor Cup 101
Total114
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Almería 110 m hurdles
European Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Annecy 110 m hurdles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Florence 110 m hurdles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Florence 110 m hurdles
European Indoor Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Leipzig 60 m hs

Andrea Giaconi (born 11 April 1974 in Reggio Emilia) is an Italian hurdler.

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Biography

He won the silver medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games. [1] He also participated at the World Championships in 1999 and 2003, the World Indoor Championships in 2004 and 2006 and the 2000 Olympic Games without reaching the final.

His personal best time is 13.35 seconds, achieved in June 2002 in Annecy. Was Italian record till May 2012, when Emanuele Abate beat it. [2]

National titles

He has won 5 times the individual national championship. [3] [4]

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References

  1. Mediterranean Games - GBR Athletics
  2. Italian athletics records Archived July 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  4. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 10 February 2013.