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Maria Chiara Baccini
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	21 July 1981 (age 43); Sesto Fiorentino
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long jump
Club	Atletica Sestese
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Long jump: 6.55 m (1998);
Medal record
World Junior Championships
European Junior Championships

Maria Chiara Baccini (born 21 July 1981) is a former Italian long jumper.

Biography

Winner of two international medals at the junior level (a World bronze and a European gold), she was twice the absolute Italian champion (it happened in 1998 at just 17 years, and she is one of only two female athletes who ever be able to win a senior title by junior),^[1] with her personal best of 6.55 m is still holding 10th Italian performance all-time.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Measure	Notes
1998	World Junior Championships	Annecy	3d	Long jump	6.55 m	PB
1999	European Junior Championships	Riga	1st	Long jump	6.39 m
2000	World Junior Championships	Santiago	7th	Long jump	6.20 m

National titles

She won two national championships at senior level,^[2]^[3]

Italian Athletics Championships
- Long jump: 1998
Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
- Long jump: 2001

References

^ "Il record di Nicole Reina: prima allieva a vincere un campionato italiano assoluto di corsa" (in Italian). direttaradio.it. Retrieved 17 September 2017. Nicole non è in effetti la prima allieva a vincere un titolo, bensì la prima a vincere una gara di corsa. C'è infatti il precedente nel salto in lungo di Maria Chiara Baccini nel 1998, campionessa a 17 anni.
^ "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" – DONNE TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE – 1923-2016" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 17 September 2017.