Elena Scarpellini

Elena Scarpellini (born 14 January 1987 in Bergamo) is an Italian pole vaulter. Her best result at international senior level was ninth place at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships. In the season 2018-2019 she also competed as skeleton racer.^[1]

Biography

Like many other pole vaulters, Scarpellini has a background in artistic gymnastics.^[2] She has six caps in national team, beginning from 2005.^[3] She is a four-time winner at the Italian championships.

She had her best year in 2010: in addition to breaking the national indoor record, she was fourth at the 2010 European Team Championships.^[4]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
2004	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	7th	3.95 m
2005	European Junior Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	3rd	4.15 m
2006	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	10th	3.80 m
2007	European U23 Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	16th (q)	3.95 m
2009	European Indoor Championships	Turin, Italy	13th (q)	4.25 m
	Mediterranean Games	Pescara, Italy	6th	4.00 m
	European U23 Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	10th	4.15 m
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	9th	4.35 m
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	22nd (q)	4.05 m
2011	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	7th	4.25 m

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^ "Elena Scarpellini" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
^ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
^ "European Team Championships 2010 - Women's Pole vault". the-sports.org. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
^ "Asta: la Giordano Bruno record a 4.50 m - Scarpellini eguaglia il precedente primato italiano di 4.40m" (in Italian). ansa.it. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
^ "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 24 June 2012.