Beniamino Poserina
Appearance
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Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||
Born | Monfalcone, Italy | November 6, 1970|||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | |||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||
Event | Combined events | |||||||||||||
Club | G.S. Fiamme Azzurre | |||||||||||||
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Beniamino Poserina (born November 6, 1970 in Monfalcone, Gorizia) is a retired male decathlete from Italy.
Biography
He competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. A member of Fiamme Azzurre Roma he set his personal best score (8169 points) in the men's decathlon on October 6, 1996 in Formia. That mark still is the national record.
National records
- Decathlon: 8169 points (
Formia, 6 October 1996) - Current holder
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 30th | Decathlon | 7013 pt |
1997 | Mediterranean Games | Bari, Italy | 2nd | Decathlon | 7991 pt |
World Championships | Athens, Greece | DNF | Decathlon | — |
National titles
He has won 8 times the individual national championship.[1][2]
- 5 wins in the decathlon (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002)
- 3 wins in the heptathlon indoor (1996, 1998, 1999)
See also
References
- ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
External links
Categories:
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Italian decathletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Italy
- People from Monfalcone
- Athletics competitors of Fiamme Azzurre
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games