Yuri Floriani

Yuri Floriani

Floriani at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1981-12-25) 25 December 1981 (age 43) Trento, Italy
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb) [1]
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Steeplechase
Club	G.S. Fiamme Gialle
Coached by	Stefano Cecchini
Achievements and titles
Personal best	3000 m steeplechase: 8'22"62 (2012)

Yuri Floriani (born 25 December 1981) is an Italian steeplechase runner.

Biography

On 31 May 2012 at Golden Gala in Rome, he qualified for the Olympics with his personal best of 8'22"62, for his first Olympic appearance in London 2012. ^[2]

He lives in Sicily, at Palermo with his wife Angela Rinicella, former middle-distance runner, ^[3] and their daughter Noemi.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Italy
2000	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	29th (h)	3000m steeplechase	9:31.74
2001	European U23 Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	15th (h)	3000m steeplechase	8:52.30
2009	Mediterranean Games	Pescara, Italy	4th	3000 m steeplechase	8'34"60
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	6th	3000 m steeplechase	8'39"22 [4]
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	13th	3000 metres steeplechase	8.40.07 [5]

National titles

• 5 wins in 3000 m steeplechase at the Italian Athletics Championships (2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011) ^[6]

Progression

3000 metres steeplechase

Year	Performance	Venue	Date	World Ranking
2012	8:22.62	Rome	31/05/2012	27th
2011	8:28.64	Heusden-Zolder	16/07/2011
2010	8:34.15	Florence	05/06/2010
2009	8:34.60	Pescara	02/07/2009
2008	8:28.90	Rome	11/07/2008
2007	8:33.28	Velenje	28/06/2007
2006	8:35.88	Valencia	28/05/2006
2005	8:40.82	Florence	17/06/2005
2004	8:36.18	Naples	08/06/2004
2003	8:34.36	Hengelo	01/06/2003
2002	8:32.87	Castelfidardo	01/09/2002
2000	8:56.7	Pergine Valsugana	28/09/2000

References

1. Yuri Floriani Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine . rio2016.com
2. "Pass per Yuri Floriani nei 3000 siepi. Qualificati azzurri a quota 236" (in Italian). coni.it. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
3. "Yuri Floriani" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
4. He had run a best time, 8:32.63 in the semifinals.
5. He ran in a better crono (8:29.01) in heat.
6. "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 13 April 2012.

External links

• Yuri Floriani at World Athletics
• Yuri Floriani at Diamond League
• Yuri Floriani at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
• Yuri Floriani at Olympics.com
• Yuri Floriani at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
• Yuri Floriani at Olympedia