Marco Fassinotti (born 29 April 1989 in Turin) is an Italian high jumper.
Biography He has a record of 2.29 m, obtained in Paris on 5 March 2011. He was a finalist (7th) at the World Junior Championships in Athletics in Bydgoszcz on 13 July 2008. After entering the sports group of Centro Sportivo Aeronautica Militare, he took part in the first European Championships in Barcelona 2010, reaching 9th place with 2.23 m. At the European indoor games of Paris in 2011, Fassinotti finished 6th, obtaining his personal best of 2.29 m. He trains at the Club Primo Nebiolo of Turin with the company SAFA.
Personal life Fassinotti is engaged to Australian high jumper Eleanor Patterson.
National records High jump indoor: 2.34 ( Ancona, 23 February 2014)
Achievements Representing 2008World Junior ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland7th2.13 m2009UniversiadeBelgrade, Serbia4th2.20 mEuropean U23 ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania6th2.21 m2010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain9th2.23 m2011European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France6th2.29 mEuropean U23 ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech Republic5th2.21 mUniversiadeShenzhen, China12th2.18 m2013European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden13th (q)2.23 m2014World Indoor ChampionshipsSopot, Poland6th2.29 mEuropean ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland7th2.26 m2016World Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, United States9th2.25 m2017UniversiadeTaipei, Taiwan2nd2.29 m2018Mediterranean GamesTarragona, Spain3rd2.23 mEuropean ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany13th (q)2.21 m2022Mediterranean GamesOran, Algeria7th2.19 mWorld ChampionshipsEugene, United States16th (q)2.25 mEuropean ChampionshipsMunich, Germany1st (q)2.21 m12023European Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey8th2.19 mWorld ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary12th2.20 m2024European ChampionshipsRome, Italy20th (q)2.17 m 1No mark in the final
National titles Fassinotti won seven national championships at individual senior level.
Italian Athletics Championships High jump: 2013, 2015, 2021, 2025 (4) Italian Athletics Indoor Championships High jump: 2014, 2020, 2024 (3)
See also Italian records in athletics Men's high jump Italian record progression Italian all-time top lists - High jump Italy at the 2010 European Athletics Championships
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