Paolo Camossi

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.

Paolo Camossi
Paolo Camossi (first from right)
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1974-01-06) 6 January 1974
Gorizia, Italy
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)Triple jumper
ClubG.S. Fiamme Azzurre
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
2001 Lisbon Triple Jump
European Indoor Championships
2000 Ghent Triple Jump
Mediterranean Games
1997 Bari Triple Jump
Military World Games
1999 Zagreb Triple Jump

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
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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

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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