Andrea Giannini

Andrea Giannini

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1976-12-18) 18 December 1976 (age 48) Grosseto, Italy
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Pole vault
Club	G.S. Fiamme Gialle
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Pole vault: 5.65 m (1997)
Medal record Mediterranean Games 2001 Tunis Pole Vault 1997 Bari Pole Vault

Andrea Giannini (born 18 December 1976) is a retired Italian pole vaulter.

Biography

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.

National titles

He has won 2 times the individual national championship. ^[5]

• 2 wins in the pole vault (1997 indoor and 1998 outdoor)

See also

• Italian all-time lists -Pole vault

References

1. "Mediterranean Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Archived from the original on 17 March 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
2. Andrea Giannini at World Athletics
3. "Italian Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
4. World men's all-time best pole vault (last updated 2001)
5. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.

External links

• Andrea Giannini at World Athletics
• Andrea Giannini at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)