Alessandro Andrei (born 3 January 1959) is a retired Italian former shot putter. He was born in Florence.
Biography Andrei threw with his right hand, using the glide technique (at time many elite-level shot putters had switched to the spin/rotation style.) Andrei won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, California. In 1987 he broke the world record three times in the same competition with successive throws of 22.72, 22.84 & 22.91 m (and finishing the sequence with a throw of 22.74 m). He was the first athlete in history to have a shot put series with all 6 throws over 22 meters, an accomplishment that wasn't repeated until 2020 by Ryan Crouser.
He is married to Agnese Maffeis.
World record Shot put: 22.91 m - Viareggio, 12 August 1987
Shots series
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th22.19 22.37 22.72 22.84 22.91 22.74
Achievements Year Competition Venue Position EventMeasureNotes1983Mediterranean Games Casablanca2nd Shot put 19.61 m World Championships Helsinki 5th Shot put 20.07 m 1984European Indoor Championships Gothenburg3rd Shot put 20.32 m Olympic Games Los Angeles1st Shot put 21.26 m 1985Universiade Kobe2nd Shot put 20.85 m 1987World Championships Rome2nd Shot put 21.88 m With the measure of 21.57 m he just had broken Championships Records in qualification round. 1991Mediterranean Games Athens1st Shot put 19.38 m 1993Mediterranean Games Languedoc-Roussillon2nd Shot put 19.37 m 1997Mediterranean Games Bari1st Shot put 19.54 m
National titles Andrei won 12 national championships at individual senior level.
Italian Athletics Championships Shot put: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 (8) Italian Athletics Indoor Championships Shot put: 1985, 1990, 1991, 1992 (4)
See also Shot put all-time top performer Men's shot put world record progression FIDAL Hall of Fame Italian all-time lists - Shot put Italy national athletics team - More caps List of Italian records in athletics List of Italian records in masters athletics
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