Marco Tamberi

Marco Tamberi (born 30 July 1957 in Ancona) is a retired Italian high jumper and coach of his son, the indoor world champion Gianmarco Tamberi.

Marco Tamberi

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	July 30, 1957 Ancona, Italy
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	High jump
Club	Pro Patria Milano
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	High jump: 2.28 m (1983)

Biography

His personal best jump is 2.27 metres, achieved in June 1983 in Udine. He had 2.28 metres on the indoor track, achieved in February 1983 in Genova.[1] Tamberi is the coach of his son, Gianmarco Tamberi, who won the bronze medal at the 2011 European Athletics Junior Championships in the high jump event. [2] He has 11 caps in national team from 1980 to 1984.[3]

National records

• High jump: 2.28 m ( Genoa, 2 February 1983)

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Measure	Notes
1980	European Indoor Championships	Sindelfingen	5th	High jump	2.26 m	[4]
1980	Olympic Games	Moscow	15th	High jump	2.18 m	[5]
1983	European Indoor Championships	Budapest	11th	High jump	2.20 m	[6]

National titles

He has won one time the individual national championship.[7]

• 1 win in high jump indoor (1980)

See also

• Gianmarco Tamberi

References

1. Italian all-time list, men's high jump (last updated 2000)
2. "Gianmarco Tamberi" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
3. Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
4. 1980 European Indoor Championships, men's high jump final
5. He qualigied with the measure of 2.21 m.
6. 1983 European Indoor Championships, men's high jump final
7. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 28 December 2012.

External links

• Athlete profile at The-Sports.org
• Marco Tamberi at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)