Roberta Bruni (born 8 March 1994) is an Italian

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er. She competed at the

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, in

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 ...

. Her personal best of is the Italian record for the event.

Career

Her personal best indoor (4.60 m) is the second best

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performance of all-time after the

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of the Swedish

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, established at the

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. Her height of 4.35 m established on 16 June 2012 in

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was the third best by a

athlete that year. She is a friend of fellow Italian pole vaulter

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National records

* Pole vault outdoor: 4.72 m (

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, Italy, 30 August 2022) - Current holder * Pole vault indoor: 4.60 m (

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, Italy, 17 February 2013) - Current holder

Progression

;Pole vault outdoor Updatet to 28 May 2021 ;Pole vault indoor

Achievements

National titles

Bruni has won seven national championships at individual

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level. *

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**Pole vault: 2014, 2018, 2022 (3) *

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 ...

**Pole vault: 2013, 2015,

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, 2021 (4)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bruni, Roberta 1994 births Italian female pole vaulters Living people Athletes from Rome Athletics competitors of Centro Sportivo Carabinieri Universiade gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade gold medalists for Italy Medalists at the 2019 Summer Universiade Italian Athletics Championships winners Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Italy 20th-century Italian women 21st-century Italian women