Giorgia Benecchi (
Parma
Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, music, art, prosciutto (ham), cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 inhabitants, Parma is the second mos ...
, 9 July 1989) is an Italian
pole vault
Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...
er.
Biography
Like many others pole vaulters Benecchi came from the
artistic gymnastics
Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different apparatuses. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which designs the Code of Points and regulates ...
, a sport in which she was very promising. She's a friend of the other Italian pole vaulter
Roberta Bruni
Roberta Bruni (born 8 March 1994) is an Italian pole vaulter. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Pole vault.
Her personal best of is the Italian record for the event.
Career
Her personal best indoor (4.60 m) is the second best juni ...
.
Personal bests
* Pole vault outdoor: 4.35 m (
Modena, 19 June 2012)
* Pole vault indoor: 4.40 m (
Ancona
Ancona (, also , ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region in central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region. The city is located northeast of Rome, on the Adriatic ...
, 17 February 2013)
Progression
;Pole vault indoor
Her personal best of 4.40 m set in 2013 was the 35th best world performance of the year.
Achievements
National titles
She has won two times the individual
national championship
A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, indi ...
.
*1 win in the
pole vault
Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...
(2013)
*1 win in the pole vault indoor (2014)
See also
*
Italian all-time lists - Pole vault
References
External links
*
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1989 births
Italian female pole vaulters
Living people
Athletes (track and field) at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games competitors for Italy
Sportspeople from Parma
21st-century Italian women