Cristiano Andrei

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Cristiano Andrei
Personal information
National team Italy: 12 caps (1997-2006) [1]
Born (1973-05-14) 14 May 1973 (age 49)
Florence, Italy [1]
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight112 kg (247 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Discus throw
Club C.S. Carabinieri
Retired2009 [2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Discus throw: 64.49 m (2003)

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

Contents

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010" (PDF) (in Italian). asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. 1 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.
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