Simone Bianchi (born 27 January 1973) is a retired
Italian
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long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...
er.
Biography
He won the Europe Cup 1996 in Madrid achieving his personal best. He was 4 times Italian Champion. He finished fourth at the
1998 European Championships.
His personal best jump was 8.25 metres, achieved in June 1996 in
Madrid
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. In Italy only
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and
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has jumped farther.
Achievements
National titles
Simone Bianchi has won 4 times the individual
national championship
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.
*3 wins in the
long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...
(1993, 1996, 1998)
*1 win in the long jump indoor (1997)
See also
*
Italian all-time lists - Long jump
References
External links
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1973 births
Living people
Italian male long jumpers
Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athletics competitors of Centro Sportivo Carabinieri
Olympic athletes for Italy
20th-century Italian sportspeople
21st-century Italian sportspeople
Italian Athletics Championships winners