Alessandro Andrei (born 3 January 1959) is an Italian former
shot putter. He was born in
Florence
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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
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held in
Los Angeles
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,
California
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. 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
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Shot put: 22.91 m -
Viareggio
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, 12 August 1987 (currently the
Italian record)
;Shots series
Achievements
See also
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Shot put all-time top performer
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Men's shot put world record progression
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FIDAL Hall of Fame
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Italian all-time lists - Shot put
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Italy national athletics team - More caps
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List of Italian records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Italy maintained by its national athletics federation, Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera (FIDAL).
Outdoor
Key to tables:
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List of Italian records in masters athletics
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References
External links
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1959 births
Living people
Italian male shot putters
Olympic gold medalists for Italy
Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Italy
World record setters in athletics (track and field)
Athletics competitors of Fiamme Oro
World Athletics Championships medalists
Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Mediterranean Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
Universiade silver medalists for Italy
Medalists at the 1985 Summer Universiade