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Marco Andreini
Marco Andreini (born 8 October 1961) is an Italian retired pole vaulter. Biography He won the bronze medal at the 1991 Mediterranean Games, ten centimetres behind Philippe d'Encausse and Jean-Marc Tailhardat. He also finished sixteenth at the 1989 European Indoor Championships in Athletics, 1977 European Indoor Championships, and competed at the 1990 European Championships in Athletics – Men's Pole Vault, 1990 European Championships without reaching the final. He became Italian champion in 1988 and 1989. He succeeded Gianni Stecchi as champion and was succeeded by Gianni Iapichino. He also became Italian indoor champion in 1985 and 1986. His personal best jump was 5.68 metres, achieved in September 1990 in Siderno. Masters athletics Its measure of 4.90 m obtained on 10 June 2001 at age 41 is the 14th all-time performance in the masters athletics, category M45. Achievements National titles MArco Andreini has won four times the individual Italian Athletics Championships, nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics (sport)
Athletics is a group of sporting events that involves competitive running, jumping and throwing. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, cross-country running, and racewalking. The results of racing events are decided by finishing position (or time, where measured), while the jumps and throws are won by the athlete that achieves the highest or furthest measurement from a series of attempts. The simplicity of the competitions, and the lack of a need for expensive equipment, makes athletics one of the most common types of sports in the world. Athletics is mostly an individual sport, with the exception of relay (athletics), relay races and competitions which combine athletes' performances for a team score, such as cross country. Organized athletics are traced back to the ancient Olympic Games from 776 BC. The rules and format of the modern athletics events, events in athletics were defined in Western Europe an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
