Alessandro Andrei
Appearance
![]() Alessandro Andrei in a competition in Italy in 1980s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 3 January 1959 Florence, Italy | (age 65)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 118 kg (260 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Shot put | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | G.S. Fiamme Oro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best | 22.91 m (1987) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alessandro Andrei (born 3 January 1959) is an Italian former shot putter. He was born in Florence.
Biography
Andrei threw with his right hand, using the glide technique (at time many elite-level shot putters had switched to the spin/rotation style.) Andrei 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 successive throws of 22.72, 22.84 & 22.91 m (and finishing the sequence with a throw of 22.74 m).[1]
He is married to Agnese Maffeis.[2]
World record
- Shots series[4]
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
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22.19 | 22.37 | 22.72 | 22.84 | 22.91 | 22.74 |
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Measure | Notes |
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1983 | Mediterranean Games | ![]() |
2nd | Shot put | 19.61 m | |
World Championships | ![]() |
5th | Shot put | 20.07 m | ![]() | |
1984 | European Indoor Championships | ![]() |
3rd | Shot put | 20.32 m | |
Olympic Games | ![]() |
1st | Shot put | 21.26 m | ||
1985 | Universiade | ![]() |
2nd | Shot put | 20.85 m | |
1987 | World Championships | ![]() |
2nd | Shot put | 21.88 m | [5] |
1991 | Mediterranean Games | ![]() |
1st | Shot put | 19.38 m | |
1993 | Mediterranean Games | ![]() |
2nd | Shot put | 19.37 m | |
1997 | Mediterranean Games | ![]() |
1st | Shot put | 19.54 m |
See also
- Shot put all-time top performer
- Men's shot put world record progression
- FIDAL Hall of Fame
- Italian all-time lists - Shot put
- Italy national athletics team - More caps
- List of Italian records in athletics
- List of Italian records in masters athletics
References
- ^ "The Complete List of 74-Footers". Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ "Alessandro Andrei". Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^ "Italy's Andrei Surpasses 75 Feet to Break World Shotput Record". latimes.com. 13 August 1987. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^ "Athletics .Record Smashed .Andrei Demolishes World Shot Mark". google.com. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^ With the measure of 21.57 m he just had broken Championships Records in qualification round.
External links
- Alessandro Andrei at FIDAL Template:It icon
- Alessandro Andrei at World Athletics
- Alessandro Andrei at Olympics.com
- Alessandro Andrei at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Categories:
- Italian male shot putters
- Olympic gold medalists for Italy
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Italy
- 1959 births
- Living people
- Former world record holders in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes of Fiamme Oro
- World Championships in Athletics medalists
- Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
- Competitors at the 1991 Mediterranean Games
- Competitors at the 1997 Mediterranean Games
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for Italy