Paolo Camossi
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Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Gorizia, Italy | 6 January 1974||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Triple jumper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | G.S. Fiamme Azzurre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Giancarlo Medesani | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paolo Camossi (born 6 January 1974 in Gorizia) is an Italian triple jumper, best known for his gold medal at the 2001 World Indoor Championships.
Biography[]
Paolo Camossi won four medals, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions.[1] He participated at one edition of the Summer Olympics (2000), he has 19 caps in national team from 1995 to 2006.[2] His personal best was 17.45 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Milan. This result places him third on the all-time Italian performers list, behind Fabrizio Donato.[3]
Achievements[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1997 | Mediterranean Games | Bari, Italy | 1st | Triple jump | 16.63 m |
1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 7th | Long jump | 7.98 m |
19th | Triple jump | 16.24 m | |||
1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 5th | Triple jump | 17.29 m |
2000 | European Indoor Championships | Ghent, Belgium | 3rd | Triple jump | 17.05 m NR |
Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 8th | Triple jump | 16.96 m | |
2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 1st | Triple jump | 17.32 m NR |
World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 11th | Triple jump |
National titles[]
He has won 9 times the individual national championship.[4][5]
- 7 wins in the triple jump (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005)
- 2 wins in the triple jump indoor (1996, 2000)
See also[]
- Italian all-time lists - Long jump
- Italian all-time lists - Triple jump
References[]
- ^ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
- ^ "Statistics". iaaf.org. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
External links[]
- Paolo Camossi at World Athletics
- Paolo Camossi at European Athletic Association (archived)
- Paolo Camossi at Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Paolo Camossi at Olympics.com
- Paolo Camossi at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1974 births
- Living people
- People from Gorizia
- Italian male triple jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletics competitors of Fiamme Azzurre
- Olympic athletes of Italy
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- Italian athletics coaches
- World Athletics Indoor Championships winners