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Giorgia Benecchi
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1989-07-09) July 9, 1989 (age 35)
Parma, Italy
Height1.64 m (5 ft 4+12 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
EventPole vault
ClubC.S. Esercito
Coached byMatteo Bini
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • Pole vault: 4.40 (2013)

Giorgia Benecchi (Parma, 9 July 1989) is an Italian pole vaulter.

Biography

Like many others pole vaulters Benecchi came from the artistic gymnastics, a sport in which she was very promising.[1] She's a friend of the other Italian pole vaulter Roberta Bruni.

Personal bests

  • Pole vault outdoor: 4.35 m (Italy Modena, 19 June 2012)[2]
  • Pole vault indoor: 4.40 m (Italy Ancona, 17 February 2013)

Progression

Pole vault indoor

Her personal best of 4.40 m set in 2013 was the 35th best world performance of the year.[3]

Year Performance Venue Date World Rank
2014 4.30 Italy Ancona 24 February
2013 4.40 Italy Ancona 17 February 35th
2012 4.20 Italy Modena 12 February
Italy Ancona 26 February
2011 4.35 Italy Aosta 29 January
2010 4.36 Italy Ancona 14 February

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2008 World Junior Championships Poland Bydgoszcz 17th (q) Pole vault 3.65 m
2009 European U23 Championships Lithuania Kaunas 14th (q) Pole vault 4.00 m
2011 European Indoor Championships France Paris NQ Pole vault 3.90 m
European U23 Championships Czech Republic Ostrava 10th Pole vault 3.90 m
2013 Mediterranean Games Turkey Mersin 5th Pole vault 4.30 m

National titles

She has won two times the individual national championship.[4]

  • 1 win in the pole vault (2013)
  • 1 win in the pole vault indoor (2014)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Giorgia Benecchi" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Caravelli 13.03 a Pordenone" (in Italian). fidal.it. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  3. ^ "POLE VAULT - WOMEN - SENIOR - INDOOR - 2013". iaaf.org. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  4. ^ "CAMPIONATI ITALIANI INDIVIDUALI ASSOLUTI SU PISTA 2013" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 30 July 2013.