Paolo Camossi

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Paolo Camossi
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Paolo Camossi (first from right)
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1974-01-06) 6 January 1974 (age 48)
Gorizia, Italy
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)Triple jumper
ClubG.S. Fiamme Azzurre
Coached byGiancarlo Medesani
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Triple jump: 17.45 m (2000)
  • long Jump: 8.16 m (1998)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Indoor Championships 1 0 0
European Indoor Championships 0 0 1
Mediterranean Games 1 0 0
Military World Games 0 1 0
Total 2 1 1
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Lisbon Triple Jump
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Ghent Triple Jump
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1997 Bari Triple Jump
Military World Games
Silver medal – second place 1999 Zagreb Triple Jump

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
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[]

  1. ^ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  2. ^ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  3. ^ "Statistics". iaaf.org. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  4. ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  5. ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 1 January 2013.

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