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| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||
| Born | 18 December 1976 Grosseto, Italy | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Country |  Italy | |||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event(s) | Pole vault | |||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle | |||||||||||
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Andrea Giannini (born 18 December 1976) is a retired Italian pole vaulter.
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.
He has won 2 times the individual national championship. [5]
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