Daniele Greco
Appearance
![]() Greco after his victory at Goteborg 2013. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Nardò, Italy | March 1, 1989|||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Triple jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | G.S. Fiamme Oro | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Umberto Pegoraro | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daniele Greco (born 1 March 1989) is an Italian athlete competing in the triple jump.
Biography
On 9 June 2012 at Potenza, he jumped 17.47 m, that is the 2nd best performance in Italy of all-time, after the national record of Fabrizio Donato with the measure of 17.73 m.[1] He won the National Championships in Brixen on 8 July 2012 with 17.67m (+3.4), defeating the European champion, Fabrizio Donato. In Goteborg 2013 he jumped is new personal best with the measure of 17.70 m and best year performance.[2]
His best international result was the 4th place at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the gold medal at the 2013 European Indoor Championships.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Result | Measure | Notes | |
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Representing ![]() | ||||||
2007 | European Junior Championships | ![]() |
12th | 15.00 m | ||
2008 | World Junior Championships | ![]() |
4th | 16.33 m (wind: -1.2 m/s) | ||
2009 | European Indoor Championships | ![]() |
14th (q) | 15.76 m | ||
Mediterranean Games | ![]() |
3rd | 16.64 m | |||
European U23 Championships | ![]() |
1st | 17.20 m (wind: 1.8 m/s) | |||
World Championships | ![]() |
34th (q) | 16.18 m | |||
2010 | World Indoor Championships | ![]() |
19th (q) | 15.60 m | ||
European Championships | ![]() |
17th (q) | 16.51 m | |||
2011 | European Indoor Championships | ![]() |
8th | 16.24 m | ||
European U23 Championships | ![]() |
4th | 16.55 m w (wind: +2.3 m/s) | |||
2012 | World Indoor Championships | ![]() |
5th | 17.28 m | ||
European Championships | ![]() |
23rd (q) | 15.90 m | |||
Olympic Games | ![]() |
4th | 17.34 m | |||
2013 | European Indoor Championships | ![]() |
1st | 17.70 m | ![]() | |
Mediterranean Games | ![]() |
1st | 17.13 m |
National championships
- 1 win in triple jump at the Italian Athletics Championships (2012)
See also
References
- ^ "Greco esordio boom 17,47" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ "Greco smashes his best to take triple jump gold in world-leading 17.70m". european-athletics.org. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Daniele Greco.
- Daniele Greco at World Athletics
- Daniele Greco at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Categories:
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Italian male triple jumpers
- People from Nardò
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Italy
- Athletes of Fiamme Oro
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists
- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists
- Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
- Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games