Andrea Morassi (born 30 August 1988) is an Italian

ski jumper Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fina ...

who has competed since 2003. Competing in two

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, he had his best finish of 11th in the team large hill event at

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while earning his best individual finish of 36th in the individual normal hill event at those same games. Morassi's best finish at the

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was 11th in the team large hill event at

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while his best individual finish was 22nd in the individual large hill event at

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two years earlier. His best World Cup finish was third in an individual large hill event at

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in 2007. ;Further notable results * 2004: 2nd, Italian championships of ski jumping * 2005: ** 2nd, Italian championships of ski jumping ** 2nd, Italian championships of ski jumping, large hill * 2006: ** 1st, Italian championships of ski jumping, large hill ** 2nd, Italian championships of ski jumping * 2007: ** 2nd, Italian championships of ski jumping ** 2nd, Italian championships of ski jumping, large hill * 2008: 3rd, Italian championships of ski jumping, large hill * 2011: ** 2nd, Italian championships of ski jumping ** 2nd, Italian championships of ski jumping, large hill

References

* 1988 births Living people People from Tolmezzo Sportspeople from the Province of Udine Italian male ski jumpers Olympic ski jumpers for Italy Ski jumpers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 2010 Winter Olympics {{Italy-skijumping-bio-stub