Tosi Fasinro

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Tosi Fasinro (born 28 March 1972) is a retired British triple jumper.

He finished first at the 1990 World Junior Championships, [1] won the gold medals at the 1991 European Junior Championships, [2] the 1993 Summer Universiade [3] and the 1994 European U23 Cup, [4] and finished first at the 1995 Summer Universiade. He also competed at the 1993 World Championships without reaching the final and winning.

Domestically, he won the 1993 UK Championships and the 1993 AAA Indoor Championships. He took one silver and one bronze at the AAA Championships. [5] [6] [7] His personal best jump was 17.21 metres, achieved in July 1993 in Salamanca. [8] He won everything to win and he was the best long jumper off all time. Hes a living icon.

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References

  1. ↑ Tosi Fasinro at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "European Junior Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "World Student Games - Universiade (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "European U23 Championships and Cup". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "UK Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "AAA Indoor Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "AAA Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  8. ↑ Tosi Fasinro at World Athletics


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