Marco Fassinotti

Marco Fassinotti
Fassinotti training in 2022
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1989-04-29) 29 April 1989 (age 35)
Turin, Italy
EducationUniversity of Pisa[1]
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
EventHigh jump
ClubC.S. Aeronautica Militare
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • High jump (outdoor): 2.33 m (2015)
  • High jump (indoor): 2.35 m (2016)[2]
Medal record
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2017 Taipei High jump
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tarragona High jump

Marco Fassinotti (born 29 April 1989 in Turin) is an Italian high jumper.

Biography

He has a record of 2.29 m, obtained in Paris on 5 March 2011. He was a finalist (7th) at the World Junior Championships in Athletics in Bydgoszcz on 13 July 2008. After entering the sports group of Centro Sportivo Aeronautica Militare, he took part in the first European Championships in Barcelona 2010, reaching 9th place with 2.23 m. At the European indoor games of Paris in 2011, Fassinotti finished 6th, obtaining his personal best of 2.29 m. He trains at the Club Primo Nebiolo of Turin with the company SAFA.[3]

National records

  • High jump indoor: 2.34 (Italy Ancona, 23 February 2014)[4]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Italy
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 7th 2.13 m
2009 Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 4th 2.20 m
European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 6th 2.21 m
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 9th 2.23 m
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 6th 2.29 m
European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 5th 2.21 m
Universiade Shenzhen, China 12th 2.18 m
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 13th (q) 2.23 m
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 6th 2.29 m
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 7th 2.26 m
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 9th 2.25 m
2017 Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 2nd 2.29 m
2018 Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain 3rd 2.23 m
European Championships Berlin, Germany 13th (q) 2.21 m
2022 Mediterranean Games Oran, Algeria 7th 2.19 m
World Championships Eugene, United States 16th (q) 2.25 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 1st (q) 2.21 m1
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 8th 2.19 m
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 12th 2.20 m
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 20th (q) 2.17 m

1No mark in the final

National titles

Fassinotti won six national championships at individual senior level.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ 2017 Universiade bio
  2. ^ "Marco FASSINOTTI | Profile | World Athletics".
  3. ^ "Marco Fassinotti" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  4. ^ "At 34 Beitia continues to impress". EAA. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014. Marco Fassinotti increased the Italian national high jump record to 2.34m as he won in Ancona.
  5. ^ "TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2021" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Assoluti: altri 4 azzurri allo standard olimpico" (in Italian). fidal.it. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.