Alessandro Talotti

Alessandro Talotti
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1980-10-07) October 7, 1980
Udine, Italy
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
Country Italy Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) High jump
Club C.S. Carabinieri
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • High jump: 2.30 m (2003)

Alessandro Talotti (Udine, 7 October 1980) is an Italian high jumper.

Biography

He finished fourth at the 2002 European Championships in Athletics and twelfth at the 2004 Olympic Games. He also competed at the 2003 World Championships, the 2005 European Indoor Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.[1] Talotti became Italian high jump champion in 2000 and 2004, rivalling with Giulio Ciotti, Nicola Ciotti and Andrea Bettinelli.[2]

His personal best jump is 2.30 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Florence, and then equalled thrice since. He has 2.32 metres on the indoor track, achieved in January 2005 in Glasgow.[1]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Italy
2001 European U23 Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 10th High jump 2.12 m
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 4th High jump 2.27 m
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 10th High jump 2.20 m [3]

National championships

He has won 2 times the individual national championship.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Alessandro Talotti profile at IAAF
  2. ↑ "Italian Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
  3. ↑ He qualied with the measure of 2.28 m.
  4. ↑ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 28 December 2012.

External links

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