Marco Andreini (born 8 October 1961) is an Italian retired

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er.

Biography

He won the bronze medal at the

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, ten centimetres behind Philippe d'Encausse and Jean-Marc Tailhardat. He also finished sixteenth at the 1977 European Indoor Championships, and competed at the 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

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Masters athletics

Its measure of 4.90 m obtained on 10 June 2001 at age 41 is the 14th all-time performance in the category M45.

Achievements

National titles

MArco Andreini has won four times the individual

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. *2 wins in

Pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a #bar, bar. Pole jumping was already practiced by the ...

(1988, 1989) *2 wins in

indoor (1985, 1986)

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