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
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 Triple jump W35: 14.00 m ( Milan, 2 June 1997) - record holder until 2 August 1987.
National records Senior Long jump: 6.72 m ( Florence, 24 February 1988) - holder until 15 July 1994. Triple jump: 14.18 m ( Terracina, 21 August 1993) - holder until 5 June 1998.
Masters Triple jump W35: 14.00 m ( Milan, 2 June 1997) - current holder.
Achievements Capriotti has disputed three outdoor World Championships and two Olympics.
Year Competition Venue Rank Event Mark Notes1981Universiade Bucharest3rd relay44.43World Cup Rome6th relay45.011982European Indoor Championships Milan25th 60 m7.551983Mediterranean Games Casablanca3rdLong jump5.94 m1987World Indoor Championships Indianapolis8thLong jump6.31 mEuropean Indoor Championships Liévin6thLong jump6.45 mUniversiade Zagreb6thLong jump6.43 mMediterranean Games Latakia1stLong jump6.43 mWorld Championships Rome17th Long jump 6.31 m1988European Indoor Championships Budapest4thLong jump6.58 mOlympic Games Seoul19th Long jump6.31 m1989World Indoor Championships Budapest5thLong jump6.45 mEuropean Indoor Championships The Hague4thLong jump6.56 mUniversiade Duisburg8thLong jump6.21 m1992European Indoor Championships Genoa7thLong jump6.37 m9thTriple jump13.36 mOlympic Games Barcelona18th Long jump6.43 m1993World Indoor Championships Toronto10thLong jump6.48 m4thTriple jump14.01 mWorld Championships Stuttgart22nd Long jump 6.23 m6thTriple jump 14.18 m1994European Indoor Championships Paris13rd Long jump 6.23 m18th Triple jump 13.14 m1996European Indoor Championships Stockholm23rd Triple jump N.M.1997Mediterranean Games Bari3rdTriple jump13.80 mWorld Championships Athens32nd Long jump 13.32 m
National titles Capriotti won 18 national championships at individual senior level.
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 Italy national athletics team - Women's more caps Italian record progression women's long jump Italian all-time lists - Long jump Italian all-time lists - Triple jump Italy national athletics team Masters W35 triple jump world record progression List of Italian records in masters athletics
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