Dario Badinelli (born 10 August 1960) is a retired

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er.

Career

Dario Badinelli won two medals, at senior level, at the

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. He participated at one edition of the

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(1984), he has 56 caps in

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from 1981 to 1993. He suffered from

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of the right arm, a characteristic that distinguished his jumping.

Achievements

National titles

He has won seventeen individual

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titles. *10 wins in the

(1983, 1985, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992) *7 wins in the triple jump indoor (1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Badinelli, Dario 1960 births Living people Olympic athletes of Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Italian male triple jumpers World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy Sportspeople from the Province of Brescia Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Mediterranean Games Italian Athletics Championships winners