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| Full name | Claudio Michel Stecchi | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 23, 1991 Bagno a Ripoli, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Pole vault | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fiamme Gialle [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Riccardo Calcini (2008-2019) Giuseppe Gibilisco (2020- ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Claudio Michel Stecchi (born 23 November 1991) is an Italian pole vaulter. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Pole vault. [2]
He is the son of the former Italian pole vaulter Gianni Stecchi (born 1958). His personal best is 5.82 m (indoor, 2023). He won six times the national championship. [3] His assistant coach is the Italian former pole vaulter World champion, Giuseppe Gibilisco. [4]
| Date | Competition | Venue | Position | Measure | Note |
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| 24 February | All Star Pole Vault Meet |  Clermont-Ferrand | 6th | 5.80 m | PB |
| 12 February | Szczecin Pole Vault Meeting |  Szczecin | 3rd | 5.78 m | PB |
| 27 August | Palio Città della Quercia |  Rovereto | 2nd | 5.72 m | outdoor PB |
| 1 March | European Indoor Championships |  Glasgow | 5th | 5.70 m | [lower-alpha 1] |
| 19 January | Top Perche Plus | Nevers | 1st | 5.70 m | |
| 19 September | Meeting di salto con l’asta | Castel Porziano | 2nd | 5.70 m | [5] |
| 28 September | World Championships |  Doha | F | 5.75 m | outdoor PB |
| 1 October | World Championships | Doha | 8th | 5.70 m |
Chiari, 8 September 2020) Clermont-Ferrand, 24 February 2019) [6] Outdoor
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| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Measure | Notes |
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| 2010 | World Junior Championships |  Moncton | 2nd | Pole vault | 5.40 m | PB |
| 2011 | European U23 Championships |  Ostrava | 4th | Pole vault | 5.55 m | PB |
| 2012 | European Championships |  Helsinki | 8th | Pole vault | 5.40 m | PB [lower-alpha 2] |
| 2013 | European U23 Championships | Tampere | 7th | Pole vault | 5.30 m | |
| 2018 | European Championships |  Berlin | 11th | Pole vault | 5.50 m | |
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships |  Glasgow | 4th | Pole vault | 5.65 m | [lower-alpha 3] |
| World Championships | Doha | 8th | Pole vault | 5.70 m | [lower-alpha 4] | |
| 2023 | European Indoor Championships |  Istanbul | 6th | Pole vault | 5.70 m |
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