Cristiano Andrei

Cristiano Andrei

Personal information
National team	Italy: 12 caps (1997-2006) [1]
Born	(1973-05-14) 14 May 1973 (age 52) Florence, Italy [1]
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	112 kg (247 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Discus throw
Club	C.S. Carabinieri
Retired	2009 [2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Discus throw: 64.49 m (2003)

Cristiano Andrei (born 14 May 1973) is a former Italian discus thrower. ^[2]

His personal bests, 64.49 m set in 2003, at the end of the 2020 outdoor season is still the 8th best all-time performance of the Italian lists and in that year it was also the 22nd best result in the world top-lists. ^[3]

Personal life

Nephew of the Olympic shot put champion in Los Angeles 1984, Alessandro Andrei, in 2005 he married the former hammer thrower Ester Balassini. ^[4]

National titles

Andrei won five national championships at individual senior level. ^{[5] [1]}

• Italian Athletics Championships
  • Discus throw: 2002, 2003 (2)
• Italian Winter Throwing Championships
  • Discus throw: 2001, 2005, 2006 (3)

See also

• Italian all-time top lists - Discus throw

References

1. "Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010" (PDF) (in Italian). asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
2. "Cristiano Andrei - Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
3. "Senior Outdoor 2003 - Discus Throw Men". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
4. "ATLETICA: FIORI D'ARANCIO PER LE FIAMME GIALLE BALASSINI E ANDREI" (in Italian). adnkronos.com. 26 September 2005. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
5. "TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2014" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

External links

• Cristiano Andrei at World Athletics
• Cristiano Andrei at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)