Daniele Greco

Daniele Greco (born 1 March 1989) is an Italian athlete competing in the triple jump.

For an Italian footballer, see Daniele Greco (footballer).
Daniele Greco
Greco after his victory at Goteborg 2013
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1989-03-01) March 1, 1989
Nardò, Italy
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)Triple jump
ClubG.S. Fiamme Oro
Coached byUmberto Pegoraro
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Triple jump: 17.47 m (2012)
  • Triple jump indoor: 17.70 m (2013)
Medal record
European Indoor Championships
2013 GothenburgTriple jump
European U23 Championships
2009 KaunasTriple jump
Mediterranean Games
2013 MersinTriple jump
2009 PescaraTriple jump

Biography

On 9 June 2012 at Potenza, he jumped 17.47 m, that is the 2nd best performance in Italy of all-time, after the national record of Fabrizio Donato with the measure of 17.73 m.[1] He won the National Championships in Brixen on 8 July 2012 with 17.67m (+3.4), defeating the European champion, Fabrizio Donato. In Goteborg 2013 he jumped is new personal best with the measure of 17.70 m and best year performance.[2]

His best international result was the 4th place at the 2012 Summer Olympics[3] and the gold medal at the 2013 European Indoor Championships.

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenueResultMeasureNotes
Representing  Italy
2007 European Junior Championships Hengelo 12th 15.00 m
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz 4th 16.33 m (wind: -1.2 m/s)
2009 European Indoor Championships Turin 14th (q) 15.76 m
Mediterranean Games Pescara 3rd 16.64 m
European U23 Championships Kaunas 1st 17.20 m (wind: 1.8 m/s)
World Championships Berlin 34th (q) 16.18 m
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha 19th (q) 15.60 m
European Championships Barcelona 17th (q) 16.51 m
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris 8th 16.24 m
European U23 Championships Ostrava 4th 16.55 m w (wind: +2.3 m/s)
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul 5th 17.28 m
European Championships Helsinki 23rd (q) 15.90 m
Olympic Games London 4th 17.34 m
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg 1st 17.70 m
Mediterranean Games Mersin 1st 17.13 m

National titles

See also

References
  1. "Greco esordio boom 17,47" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  2. "Greco smashes his best to take triple jump gold in world-leading 17.70m". european-athletics.org. Archived from the original on 21 March 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Daniele Greco". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
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