Elena Scarpellini

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Elena Scarpellini
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Elena Scarpellini in 2010
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1987-01-14) 14 January 1987 (age 34)
Bergamo, [Italy
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Weight60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Pole vault
Club C.S. Aeronautica Militare
Coached byEmanuel Margesin
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Pole vault: 4.40 (2010)

Elena Scarpellini (born 14 January 1987 in Bergamo) is an Italian pole vaulter. Her best result at international senior level was ninth place at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships. In the season 2018-2019 she also competed as skeleton racer. [1]

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Biography

Like many other pole vaulters, Scarpellini has a background in artistic gymnastics. [2] She has six caps in national team, beginning from 2005. [3] She is a four-time winner at the Italian championships.

She had her best year in 2010: in addition to breaking the national indoor record, she was fourth at the 2010 European Team Championships. [4]

National records

Personal bests

Pole vault outdoor progression
YearPerformanceWorld ranking
20124.3650th
20114.20104th
20103.85n/a

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy7th 3.95 m
2005 European Junior Championships Kaunas, Lithuania3rd4.15 m
2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China10th 3.80 m
2007 European U23 Championships Debrecen, Hungary16th (q) 3.95 m
2009 European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy13th (q) 4.25 m
Mediterranean Games Pescara, Italy6th 4.00 m
European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania10th 4.15 m
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar9th 4.35 m
European Championships Barcelona, Spain22nd (q) 4.05 m
2011 Universiade Shenzhen, China7th 4.25 m

National titles

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Campionati italiani di skeleton, terzo posto per la bergamasca Elena Scarpellini" (in Italian). bergamonews.it. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "Elena Scarpellini" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  3. ↑ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  4. ↑ "European Team Championships 2010 - Women's Pole vault". the-sports.org. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "Asta: la Giordano Bruno record a 4.50 m - Scarpellini eguaglia il precedente primato italiano di 4.40m" (in Italian). ansa.it. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  7. ↑ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
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