Cristiano Andrei (born 14 May 1973) is a former Italian
discus throw
The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an ancient sport, as demonstrated by th ...
er.
His
personal bests, 64.49 m set in 2003, at the end of the 2020 outdoor season is still the 8th best all-time performance of the
Italian lists and in that year it was also the 22nd best result in the world top-lists.
Personal life
Nephew of the
Olympic shot put champion in
Los Angeles 1984,
Alessandro Andrei
Alessandro Andrei (born 3 January 1959) is an 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 st ...
, in 2005 he married the former
hammer throw
The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin.
The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consist ...
er
Ester Balassini
Ester Balassini (born 20 October 1977) is an Italian hammer thrower. Her personal best throw is 73.59 metres, achieved in June 2005 in Brixen.
She is the wife of the former discus thrower Cristiano Andrei.
Achievements
National titles
Balassi ...
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National titles
Andrei won five national championships at individual
senior level.
[
*]Italian Athletics Championships
The Italian Athletics Championships ( it, Campionati italiani assoluti di atletica leggera) are the national championships in athletics, organised every year by the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera.
The first edition, four races only, w ...
**Discus throw: 2002, 2003 (2)
* Italian Winter Throwing Championships
**Discus throw: 2001, 2005, 2006 (3)
See also
* Italian all-time top lists - Discus throw
References
External links
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1973 births
Living people
Italian male discus throwers
Athletics competitors of Centro Sportivo Carabinieri
Sportspeople from Florence
20th-century Italian people