Anna Giordano Bruno (born 13 December 1980) is a retired

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athlete who specialised in the

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. She won the bronze medal at the

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and represented Italy at the

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. She has also competed at European-level both indoors and outdoors. She was a double Italian record holder in the event with an outdoor best of 4.60 metres and an indoor best of 4.50 m until 17 February 2013.

Biography

Born in

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, Giordano Bruno grew up in northern city of

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.Anna Giordano Bruno (asta/PV)
.

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. Retrieved on 2010-05-21. She first cleared the height of 4.00 metres in 2002 but her progress stagnated over the following two years.Giordano Bruno Anna
IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-05-21. She graduated from the University of Udine with a degree in mathematics in 2004 and went on to become a Research Fellow at the

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. She graduated from the University of Udine with a degree in mathematics in 2004, and she got a PhD in Mathematics at the University of Udine in 2008. Then she went on to become a Research Fellow at the

. From May 2011 she is a Researcher in Algebra at the University of Udine. After changing her

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coach to work with

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n Igor Lapajne in 2005, she began to improve and became the Italian indoor pole vault champion and attended the European Cup in 2006, where she finished fifth in the First League competition. She received an invitation to attend the 2006 European Athletics Championships and finished tenth in the qualifiers with a vault of 4.15 m. She had much improved her personal best mark over the course of 2006, resulting in an Italian record of 4.32 m in

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. After winning at the Italian indoor championships, she gained her first outdoor national title in 2007. Giordano Bruno retained her indoor title for a third victory in 2008 and repeated the feat outdoors. While she did not attend any major championships during this period, she improved her personal bests and had an outdoor mark of 4.41 m and an indoor mark of 4.25 m. The 2009 season saw her reach new heights: she cleared 4.40 m indoors in

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in February and equalled that mark to qualify for the final of the

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. However, in the final she finished last, having failed to clear a height in three attempts. She finished ninth in the women's pole vault at the 2009 European Team Championships but went on to win the bronze medal at the

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with a vault of 4.35 m, her first medal a major international competition. She qualified to represent

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for the

and just missed out on making the final, recording a mark of 4.50 m and losing out to Kristina Gadschiew on count-back. Nevertheless, she had set five Italian records over the year, which she ended with a personal best of 4.60 m. At the start of 2010 she improved her indoor record to 4.50 m in Udine,Asta record: la Giordano Bruno sale a 4,50
.

. Retrieved on 2010-05-21. but she missed out on the

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as her compatriot Elena Scarpellini was selected instead. She retired at the end of 2012.

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*All information taken from IAAF profile.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Giordano Bruno, Anna 1980 births Living people Italian female pole vaulters People from San Vito al Tagliamento Sportspeople from the Province of Pordenone University of Padua alumni World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2009 Mediterranean Games 20th-century Italian women 21st-century Italian women Italian Athletics Championships winners

Biography

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