Alessandro Andrei

Alessandro Andrei

Medal record Men's Athletics Competitor for Italy Olympic Games Gold 1984 Los Angeles Shot Put World Championships Silver 1987 Rome Shot Put European Indoor Championships Bronze 1984 Gothenburg Shot Put Mediterranean Games Gold 1991 Athens Shot Put Gold 1997 Bari Shot Put

Alessandro Andrei (born 3 January 1959) is a former Italian shot putter. He was born in Florence.

He won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, California.
In 1987 he broke the world record three times in the same competition with 22.72, 22.84 & 22.91 m

He is married to Agnese Maffeis. [1]

References

• IAAF profile for Alessandro Andrei
• (Italian) Profile

Records
Preceded by Udo Beyer	Men's Shot Put World Record Holder August 12, 1987 – May 22, 1988	Succeeded by Ulf Timmermann