Gianmarco Tamberi

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Gianmarco Tamberi
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Tamberi in 2016
Personal information
Nickname(s)Gimbo
Halfshave
National teamItaly: 14 caps (2012–)
Born (1992-06-01) 1 June 1992 (age 29)
Civitanova Marche, Italy
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight76 kg (168 lb)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)High jump
Club
  • Atletica Osimo (2002–2009)
  •  [it] (2010–2011)
  • Fiamme Gialle (2012–2020)
  • Atletica Vomano (2020)
  • ATL-Etica (2021–)[2]
  • Fiamme Oro (2021–)[2]
Coached byMarco Tamberi (father)
Achievements and titles
World finals
  • 2015 Beijing
  • High jump - 8th
  • 2017 London
  • High jump - 14th (q)
  • 2019 Doha
  • High jump - 8th
Olympic finals
  • 2012 London
  • High jump - 21st (q)
  • 2020 Tokyo
  • High jump -  Gold
Personal best(s)
  • Outdoor
  • High jump: 2.39 m (7 ft 10 in) NR (Monaco 2016)
  • Indoor
  • High jump: 2.38 m (7 ft 9+1⁄2 in) i NR (Hustopeče 2016)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo High jump
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Portland High jump
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Amsterdam High jump
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Glasgow High jump
Silver medal – second place 2021 Toruń High jump
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Tallinn High jump

Gianmarco Tamberi (born 1 June 1992) is an Italian high jumper, current Olympic champion (2020 Summer Olympics) and World indoor champion (2016).[3]

He won 2021 Diamond League crown, becoming the first ever Italian to do so.[4]

Career[]

Gianmarco is coached by his father, Marco Tamberi, who held the indoor Italian record in 1983 with a height of 2.28 m.

In 2015, Tamberi broke the Italian high jump record twice—first with a jump of 2.34 m in Cologne, and second with a 2.37 m in Eberstadt, where he was second behind Derek Drouin. He later finished 8th at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing with a clearance of 2.25 m.

During winter 2016, Tamberi won every contest he participated at. He won in Banska Bystrica with 2.35 m, a new Italian indoor record, equalled by Marco Fassinotti in the same event. He won in Trinec after clearing 2.33 m. At the 2016 High Jump Moravia Tour, he recorded a jump of 2.38 m, enough to beat Chris Baker of Great Britain and Kyriakos Ioannou of Cyprus, and which gave him the Italian indoor high jump record. He won a gold medal at the World Indoor Championships in Portland in March 2016 with a jump of 2.36 m.

Tamberi was unable to compete at the 2016 Olympics due to an injury earlier in the season.

At major competitions, he is known for sporting a full beard during qualification and shaving half of it for the final.[5]

On 1 August 2021, he along with Qatari athlete Mutaz Essa Barshim were declared tied winners of the men's high jump at the 2020 Summer Olympics after a nail-biting tie between both of them as they cleared 2.37m.[6] Both Tamberi and Barshim agreed to share the gold medal in a rare instance in Olympic history where the athletes of different nations agreed to share the same medal.[7][8] Barshim in particular was quoted in his postmatch presentation asking, "Can we have two golds?"[9]

National records[]

  • High jump outdoor: 2.39 (Monaco Monaco, 15 July 2016) - Current holder.[10]
  • High jump indoor: 2.38 (Czech Republic Hustopece, 13 February 2016) - Current holder

Progression[]

Best outdoor World ranking of Tamberi was 2nd in 2016, but he was indoor World leader in 2016 and 2021.[11]

  Personal Best
Outdoor
Year (age) Performance Venue Date World Ranking
2021 (29) 2.37 m Japan Tokyo 1 August 1st[note 1]
2020 (28) 2.30 m Italy Ancona 28 June 3rd
2019 (27) 2.28 m Italy Rome 2 October 23rd
2018 (26) 2.33 m Germany Eberstadt 26 August 8th
2017 (25) 2.29 m United Kingdom London 18 August 29th
2016 (24) 2.39 m Monaco Monaco 15 July 2nd
2015 (23) 2.37 m Germany Eberstadt 2 August 3rd
2014 (22) 2.29 m Italy Ancona 27 August 21st
2013 (21) 2,25 m Italy Milan 28 July 52nd
2012 (20) 2.31 m Italy Bressanone 8 July 12th
2011 (19) 2.25 m Estonia Tallinn 23 July 55th
2010 (18) 2.14 m Italy Florence 6 June -
2009 (17) 2.07 m Italy Bressanone 9 July -
Indoor
Year (age) Performance Venue Date World Ranking
2021 (29) 2.35 m Italy Ancona 21 February 1st
2020 (28) 2.31 m Italy Siena 29 February 6th
2019 (27) 2.32 m Italy Ancona 15 February 2nd
2018 (26) 2.25 m Czech Republic Hustopece 27 January 35th
2017 (25) he did not dispute the indoor season
2016 (24) 2.38 m Czech Republic Hustopece 13 February 1st
2015 (23) 2.28 m Czech Republic Prague 7 March 23rd
2013 (22) 2.30 m Slovakia Banská Bystrica 6 February 11th
2012 (20) 2.20 m Slovakia Banská Bystrica 8 February 100th
Italy Ancona 8 January
2011 (19) 2.21 m Italy Ancona 13 February 70th
2010 (18) 2.10 m Italy Ancona 6 February

Achievements[]

The winning jump of Tamberi at 2.36 m at Portland 2016.
Year Competition Venue Position Event Measure Notes
2010 World Junior Championships Canada Moncton 21st (q) High jump 2.10 m
2011 European Junior Championships Estonia Tallinn 3rd High jump 2.25 m PB =
2012 European Championships Finland Helsinki 5th High jump 2.24 m [note 2]
Olympic Games United Kingdom London 21st (q) High jump 2.21 m
2013 European Indoor Championships Sweden Göteborg 5th High jump 2.29 m
European U23 Championships Finland Tampere 13th (q) High jump 2.17 m
2014 European Championships Switzerland Zurich 7th High jump 2.26 m SB
2015 European Indoor Championships Czech Republic Prague 7th High jump 2.24 m
World Championships China Beijing 8th High jump 2.25 m
2016 World Indoor Championships United States Portland 1st High jump 2.36 m
European Championships Netherlands Amsterdam 1st High jump 2.32 m
2017 World Championships United Kingdom London 13th (q) High jump 2.29 m SB
2019 European Indoor Championships United Kingdom Glasgow 1st High jump 2.32 m SB =
2021 European Indoor Championships Poland Toruń 2nd High jump 2.35 m
Olympic Games Japan Tokyo 1st High jump 2.37 m SB
Meetings

National titles[]

Tamberi won the national championships eight times.[12][13]

  • Italian Athletics Championships
    • High jump: 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020
  • Italian Indoor Athletics Championships
    • High jump: 2016, 2019, 2021

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Update to 1 August 2021.
  2. ^ He jumped 2.26 m in qualification.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "GIANMARCO TAMBERI". coni.it. CONI. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Tamberi e Zanon, ingresso in Fiamme Oro" (in Italian). fidal.it. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  3. ^ "REPORT: MEN'S HIGH JUMP – IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS PORTLAND 2016". iaafg.org. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Athletics: it is the year of Tamberi, he triumphs in Zurich jumping 2.34. First Italian to win the Diamond League". breakinglatest.news. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Le sette curiosità che non sapete su Tamberi, l'ultima speranza azzurra" (in Italian). eurosport.com. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  6. ^ "'Can we have 2?' Barshim, Tamberi share HJ gold". ESPN.com. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  7. ^ "WATCH : "Can we have two golds" Two players share Gold after tie in Olympics". NewsWire. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Tokyo 2020 news - Mutaz Barshim and Gianmarco Tamberi make shock decision to share high jump gold". Eurosport. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  9. ^ "High jumpers agree to share Olympic gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  10. ^ "TAMBERI FOLLOWS RECORD HIGH WITH HEART-BREAKING LOW IN MONACO". IAAF. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Season Top Lists - Senior Outdoor High Jump Men". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  12. ^ "TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2021" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Gianmarco Tamberi - Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 18 July 2021.

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