 Benvenuti in action | |||||||||
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||
| Born | April 26, 1964 Ferrara, Italy | ||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | ||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||
| Country | Italy | ||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||
| Event | High jump | ||||||||
| Club | C.S. Carabinieri | ||||||||
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Marcello Benvenuti (born 26 April 1964) is a retired Italian high jumper.
He became Italian high jump champion in 1989, rivalling with Luca Toso and Daniele Pagani. [1] He also became indoor champion in 1989. [2] His personal best jump is 2.33 metres, achieved in September 1989 in Verona. [3] This was the Italian record. [4]
Marcello Benvenuti has won 3 times the individual national championship. [2] [5]
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