Italian long jumper
Antonella Capriotti
National team Italy : 55 caps (1980-1997)[1] Born (1962-02-04 ) February 4, 1962 (age 62) Rome , Italy Sport Athletics Event(s) Long jump Triple jump Club
Coached by Marcella Iacovelli Retired 1997[1] Personal bests
Long jump: 6.72 m (1994)
Triple jump: 14.18 m (1993)
Antonella Capriotti (born 4 February 1962 in Rome ) is a retired Italian long jumper and triple jumper .
She has won the Italian Championships 18 times (12 outdoor and 8 indoor).
Biography
Capriotti in a training jump.
She started off her career as a long jumper and later, with excellent results, succeeded also in triple jump, that was ushering in various international competitions.
She was also the first Italian athlete to cross the threshold of fourteen meters in triple jump. Her personal best of 6.72 meters in long jump (established in 1994) still remains the third best performance ever in Italy after Fiona May 's 7.11m and Valentina Uccheddu 's 6.80m.
She participated in the Seoul Olympic Games in 1988 and in the Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992. She currently lives in Verona , Italy . She was invited from the RAI (the Italian state owned public service broadcaster and biggest Italian television company) to comment the World Athletics Championship 2011 in Daegu .
Statistics
World records
Masters
National records
Senior
Long jump : 6.72 m ( Florence , 24 February 1988) - holder until 15 July 1994.[1]
Triple jump: 14.18 m ( Terracina , 21 August 1993) - holder until 5 June 1998.[1]
Masters
Achievements
Capriotti has disputed three outdoor World Championships and two Olympics .[1] [4]
National titles
Capriotti won 18 national championships at individual senior level.[15] [16]
Italian Athletics Championships
Long jump: 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993 (8)
Triple jump: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997 (4)
Italian Indoor Athletics Championships
Long jump: 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1996 (5)
60 m: 1982 (1)
See also
References
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^ "1993 World Championships, women's results" . Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 3 May 2021 .
^ a b c "Mediterranean Games" . GBR Athletics. 3 May 2021.
^ "1987 World Indoor Championships, women's long jump final" . Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 3 May 2021 .
^ "1987 European Indoor Championships, women's long jump final" . Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 3 May 2021 .
^ "1988 European Indoor Championships, women's long jump final" . Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 3 May 2021 .
^ "1989 World Indoor Championships, women's long jump final" . Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 3 May 2021 .
^ "1989 European Indoor Championships, women's long jump final" . Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 3 May 2021 .
^ "1992 European Indoor Championships, women's long jump final" . Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 3 May 2021 .
^ "1992 European Indoor Championships, women's triple jump final" . Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 3 May 2021 .
^ "1993 World Indoor Championships, women's long jump final" . Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 3 May 2021 .
^ "1993 World Indoor Championships, women's triple jump final" . Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 3 May 2021 .
^ "TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE – 1923/2020" (PDF) . sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 3 May 2021 .
^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS" . gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 3 May 2021 .
External links
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