Paolo Camossi (born 6 January 1974) is an Italian coach and former triple jumper, best known for his gold medal at the 2001 World Indoor Championships.
From September 2015 he is the coach of Marcell Jacobs.
Biography Paolo Camossi won four medals, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions. He participated at one edition of the Summer Olympics (2000), he has 19 caps in national team from 1995 to 2006. 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.
Statistics Achievements 1997Mediterranean Games Bari, Italy 1stTriple jump16.63 m1998European Championships Budapest, Hungary7thLong jump7.98 m19thTriple jump16.24 m1999World Championships Seville, Spain5thTriple jump17.29 m2000European Indoor Championships Ghent, Belgium 3rdTriple jump17.05 m Olympic Games Sydney, Australia8thTriple jump16.96 m2001World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 1stTriple jump17.32 m World Championships Edmonton, Canada11thTriple jump
National titles He has won 9 times the individual national championship. 7 wins in the triple jump (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005) 2 wins in the triple jump indoor (1996, 2000)
Palmares as coach of Marcell Jacobs
The meeting with Marcell Jacobs takes place in 2015, when Marcell is only 21 years old, from September of that same year he officially becomes his coach. Year Competition Venue Position EventPerformanceNotes2016Mediterranean U23 Championships Tunis1st Long jump 7.95 m European Championships Amsterdam 11th Long jump 7.59 m 2017European Indoor Championships Belgrade Long jump 7.70 m 2018European Championships Berlin 11th () 100 m 10.28 2019European Indoor Championships Glasgow Long jump NMIAAF World Relays Yokohama Final relay DNF World Championships Doha 19th () 100 m 10.20 10th () relay 38.11 2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń1st 60 m 6.47 , World Relays Chorzów1st 4×100 m relay 39.21 Olympic Games Tokyo1st 100 m 9.80 1st 4×100 m relay 37.50 , 2022World Indoor Championships Belgrade 1st60 m6.41 , World Championships EugeneN/A ()100 m10.04 European Championships Munich 1st100 m9.95 , 2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul2nd 60 m 6.50
See also Italian all-time lists - Long jump Italian all-time lists - Triple jump
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