Renato Dionisi (born 21 November 1947) is an Italian former

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. He was born in

Riva del Garda Riva del Garda (''Rìva'' in local dialect) is a town and ''comune'' in the northern Italian province of Trento of the Trentino Alto Adige region. It is also known simply as ''Riva'' and is located at the northern tip of Lake Garda. History Riv ...

. He set a career best of in

Rovereto Rovereto (; "wood of sessile oaks"; locally: ''Roveredo'') is a city and ''comune'' in Trentino in northern Italy, located in the Vallagarina valley of the Adige River. History Rovereto was an ancient fortress town standing at the frontier b ...

on 25 June 1972.

Biography

He won five medals at the

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. He represented his country twice at the

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(1964, 1972) and was a three-time participant at the

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(1966, 1969, 1971) and was a bronze medallist there on his last appearance. At the

European Athletics Indoor Championships The European Athletics Indoor Championships is a biennial indoor track and field competition for European athletes that is organised by the European Athletic Association. It was held for the first time in 1970, replacing the European Indoor Games, ...

he was gold medallist in 1973 and bronze medallist three years later. He won minor medals at the

Mediterranean Games The Mediterranean Games is a multi-sport event organised by the International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM). It is held every four years among athletes from countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea in Africa, Asia and Europe. The fir ...

on two occasions and was the

1975 Summer Universiade The 1975 Summer Universiade, also known as the VIII Summer Universiade, took place in Rome, Italy. The 1975 Universiade only featured athletics, other disciplines having been cancelled, as the original host Yugoslavia was unable to hold the event. ...

bronze medallist. Dionisi has 47 caps for the

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(from 1964 to 1978). In his career he won 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 ...

twelve times – ten times outdoors and twice indoors. He was also a winner as a guest at the

AAA Championships The AAA Championships was an annual track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association of England. It was the foremost domestic athletics event in the United Kingdom during its lifetime, despite the existence of the officia ...

International competitions

National titles

*10 wins in pole vault at the

(1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1977, 1978) *2 wins in pole vault at the

Italian Athletics Indoor Championships The Italian Athletics Indoor Championships ( it, Italian Athletics Indoor Championships) are the national championships in Athletics (sport), athletics of the indoor events, organised every year by the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera from ...

(1971, 1973) *1 win in pole vault at the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dionisi, Renato 1947 births Living people Sportspeople from Trentino Italian male pole vaulters Olympic athletes for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics European Athletics Championships medalists Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Mediterranean Games Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Universiade bronze medalists for Italy Medalists at the 1975 Summer Universiade 20th-century Italian people Italian Athletics Championships winners

Biography

International competitions

National titles

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