Italian pole vaulter

Andrea Giannini (born 18 December 1976) is a retired Italian pole vaulter.

Contents

• 1 Biography
• 2 National *les
• 3 See also
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Biography

He won the bronze medal at the 1997 Mediterranean Games, and the gold medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games. He finished tenth at the 2003 Summer Universiade, and competed at the 1997 World Indoor Championships and the 1997 World Championships without reaching the final. He became Italian champion in 1997 (indoor) and 1998.

His personal best jump was 5.65 metres, achieved in July 1997 in Milan. After retirement, he became a sport journalist and athletics coach. He coaches the paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius during his trainings in Italy.

National *les

He has won 2 times the individual national championship.

• 2 wins in the pole vault (1997 indoor and 1998 outdoor)

See also

• Italian all-time lists -Pole vault

References

External links

• Andrea Giannini at World Athletics
• Andrea Giannini at European Athletic *ociation (archived)
• Andrea Giannini at Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)