Alessandro Talotti
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Italian |
Born | Udine, Italy | October 7, 1980
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Italy |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | High jump |
Club | C.S. Carabinieri |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best |
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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 |
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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 titles
He has won 2 times the individual national championship.[4]
- 2 wins in the high jump (2002, 2004)
See also
References
- ^ a b Alessandro Talotti at World Athletics
- ^ "Italian Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
- ^ He qualied with the measure of 2.28 m.
- ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.