Daniele Greco (born 1 March 1989) is an Italian athlete competing in the
triple jump
The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...
.
Biography
On 9 June 2012 at
Potenza
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Capital of the Province of Potenza and the Basilicata region, the city is the highest regional capital and one ...
, he jumped 17.47 m, that is the 2nd best performance in
Italy
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of all-time, after the
national record of
Fabrizio Donato with the measure of 17.73 m.
He won the National Championships in
Brixen
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Geography
First mentioned in 901, Brixen is the third largest city and oldest town in the province, and the artistic and ...
on 8 July 2012 with 17.67m (+3.4), defeating the European champion,
Fabrizio Donato. In
Goteborg 2013
The 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at Scandinavium and Svenska Mässan in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 1–3 March 2013.
Bidding process
The decision to grant the event for Gothenburg was made by the European Athletics Council at ...
he jumped is new personal best with the measure of 17.70 m and best year performance.
His best international result was the 4th place at the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
and the gold medal at the
2013 European Indoor Championships.
Achievements
National titles
*1 win in
triple jump
The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...
at the
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, wa ...
(2012)
See also
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Italian all-time lists - Triple jump
References
External links
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1989 births
Living people
Italian male triple jumpers
People from Nardò
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Italy
Athletics competitors of Fiamme Oro
Italian Athletics Championships winners
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy
Athletes (track and field) at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
Sportspeople from the Province of Lecce
21st-century Italian people