Maria Chiara Baccini

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Maria Chiara Baccini
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1981-07-21) 21 July 1981 (age 43)
Sesto Fiorentino
Sport
Country Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Sport Athletics
Event Long jump
ClubAtletica Sestese
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • Long jump: 6.55 m (1998)
Medal record
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Annecy Long jump
European Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Riga Long jump

Maria Chiara Baccini (born 21 July 1981) is a former Italian long jumper.

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Biography

Winner of two international medals at the junior level (a World bronze and a European gold), she was twice the absolute Italian champion (it happened in 1998 at just 17 years, and she is one of only two female athletes who ever be able to win a senior title by junior), [1] with her personal best of 6.55 m is still holding 10th Italian performance all-time.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventMeasureNotes
1998 World Junior Championships Flag of France.svg Annecy 3dLong jump 6.55 m PB
1999 European Junior Championships Flag of Latvia.svg Riga 1stLong jump6.39 m
2000 World Junior Championships Flag of Chile.svg Santiago 7thLong jump 6.20 m

National titles

She won two national championships at senior level, [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Il record di Nicole Reina: prima allieva a vincere un campionato italiano assoluto di corsa" (in Italian). direttaradio.it. Retrieved 17 September 2017. Nicole non è in effetti la prima allieva a vincere un titolo, bensì la prima a vincere una gara di corsa. C'è infatti il precedente nel salto in lungo di Maria Chiara Baccini nel 1998, campionessa a 17 anni.
  2. "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" – DONNE TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE – 1923-2016" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  3. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 17 September 2017.