Renato Dionisi

Renato Dionisi (born 21 November 1947) is an Italian former pole vaulter. He was born in Riva del Garda.[1] He set a career best of 5.45 m (17 ft 10 ¹⁄₂ in) in Rovereto on 25 June 1972.

Renato Dionisi

Dionisi at the Arena Civica in Milan (1971)
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	November 21, 1947 Riva del Garda, Italy
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Pole vault
Club	Fiat Torino
Retired	1978
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Pole vault: 5.42 m (1972)
Medal record European Championships 1971 Helsinki Pole vault European Indoor Championships 1973 Rotterdam Pole vault 1976 Munich Pole vault Universiade 1975 Rome Pole vault Mediterranean Games 1967 Tunis Pole vault 1975 Algiers Pole vault

Biography

He won five medals at the International athletics competitions.[2] He represented his country twice at the Olympic Games (1964, 1972) and was a three-time participant at the European Athletics Championships (1966, 1969, 1971) and was a bronze medallist there on his last appearance. At the European Athletics Indoor Championships he was gold medallist in 1973 and bronze medallist three years later. He won minor medals at the Mediterranean Games on two occasions and was the 1975 Summer Universiade bronze medallist.

Dionisi has 47 caps for the Italy national athletics team (from 1964 to 1978).[3] In his career he won the Italian Athletics Championships twelve times – ten times outdoors and twice indoors. He was also a winner as a guest at the AAA Championships.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
1964	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	(q)	Pole vault	NM
1966	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	4th	Pole vault	4.80 m
1967	Mediterranean Games	Tunis, Tunisia	2nd	Pole vault	4.90 m[4]
1969	European Championships	Athens, Greece	—	Pole vault	NH
1970	European Cup	Stockholm, Sweden	2nd	Pole vault	5.20 m[5]
1971	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	3rd	Pole vault	5.35 m
1972	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany	(q)	Pole vault	4.20 m
1973	European Indoor Championships	Rotterdam, Netherlands	1st	Pole vault	5.40 m
1975	Mediterranean Games	Algiers, Algeria	3rd	Pole vault	5.00 m[4]
	Universiade	Rome, Italy	3rd	Pole vault	5.10 m[6]
1976	European Indoor Championships	Munich, West Germany	3rd	Pole vault	5.30 m

National titles

• 10 wins in pole vault at the Italian Athletics Championships (1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1977, 1978)[7]
• 2 wins in pole vault at the Italian Athletics Indoor Championships (1971, 1973)[8]
• 1 win in pole vault at the AAA Championships[9]

See also

• List of European Athletics Championships medalists (men)
• List of European Athletics Indoor Championships medalists (men)
• Italy national athletics team - Most caps

References

1. Renato Dionisi at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
2. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
3. "La squadra nazionale" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
4. "MEDITERRANEAN GAMES". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
5. "EUROPEAN CUP A FINAL AND SUPER LEAGUE (MEN)". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
6. "WORLD STUDENT GAMES (UNIVERSIADE - MEN)". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
7. "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
8. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
9. "AAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 13 April 2012.