Simone Bianchi (athlete)
Simone Bianchi (born 27 January 1973) is a retired Italian long jumper.
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Nationality | Italian | |||||||
Born | Campiglia Marittima, Italy | 27 January 1973|||||||
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Country | Italy | |||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||
Event(s) | Long jump | |||||||
Club | C.S. Carabinieri | |||||||
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Medal record
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Biography
He won the Europe Cup 1996 in Madrid achieving his personal best. He was 4 times Italian Champion. He finished fourth at the 1998 European Championships.[1]
His personal best jump was 8.25 metres, achieved in June 1996 in Madrid.[2] In Italy only Giovanni Evangelisti and Andrew Howe has jumped farther.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1992 | World Junior Championships | Seoul, South Korea | 16th (q) | Long jump | 7.34 m (wind: -1.8 m/s) |
1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 13th (q) | Long jump | 7.80 m (wind: +0.1 m/s) |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | Qual. | Long jump | 7.79 m |
1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 4th | Long jump | 8.02 m |
National titles
Simone Bianchi has won 4 times the individual national championship.[3][4]
- 3 wins in the long jump (1993, 1996, 1998)
- 1 win in the long jump indoor (1997)
See also
References
- 1998 European Championships, men's results - Sporting Heroes
- Italian all-time list, men's long jump
- ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
External links
- Simone Bianchi at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Simone Bianchi at World Athletics
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