Giuseppe "Peppe" Gibilisco (; born 5 January 1979) is an Italian

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and former

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er, who won the 2003 World Championships with a personal best of 5.90 m. He followed this with a

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in the

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. He also competed in four-man bobsleigh in two race of the 2016–17 Bobsleigh World Cup finishing 25th and 28th. He is the

of the Italian pole vaulter Claudio Stecchi.

Biography

Giuseppe Gibilisco was born in

Syracuse, Sicily Syracuse ( ; it, Siracusa ; scn, Sarausa ), ; grc-att, wikt:Συράκουσαι, Συράκουσαι, Syrákousai, ; grc-dor, wikt:Συράκοσαι, Συράκοσαι, Syrā́kosai, ; grc-x-medieval, Συρακοῦσαι, Syrakoûs ...

. He won twelve medals (ten of these at senior level), at the

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. He has 28 caps in

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from 1998 to 2011. He participated in three Olympic Games and four world championships. In 2007, Gibilisco was suspended by the

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(Italian Athletics Federation) with a two-year ban, due to his involvement in the "

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" case and his relation with suspect doctor Carlo Santuccione, although he had never tested positive, but two months after the ''Board of Appeals'' reverses the ruling and decide for acquittal. In 2011, he could obtain 5.70 m, minimum qualification to the

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, but the

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did not approve because the result was obtained in an esibition event in a streets in

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. In 2012 he jumped 5:52 m in

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indoor and, as a result of an injury, not disputing the outdoor season thus losing the possibility to participate in his fourth

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. On 23 July 2013 he jumped 24 time 5.70 m outdoor, in

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three other athletes were capable of doing so on six occasions: Fabio Pizzolato (only one jump at 5.75 m), Mauro Maurilio Mariani (three times 5.70 m) and Gianni Iapichino, former

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husband (two times 5.70 m). In the indoor seasons he jumped other six times at least 5.70 m, one time in 2003 and 2010, and 4 times in 2004. Gibilisco retired from pole vaulting in August 2014. Since 2016, Gibilisco has represented Italy at international bobsleigh competitions. On 29 January 2017 he made his

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debut at

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as a brakeman for the four-man team of veteran pilot

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, finishing in 25th place.

National records

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: 5.90 m (

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, 28 August 2003) - current holder * Pole vault indoor: 5.82 m (

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, 15 February 2004) - current holder

Progression

Outdoor

He finished the season 9 times in world ''top 25'' (5 outdoor, 4 indoor), in 2003 and 2004 he finished in fourth place outdoor, in 2004 he finished 2nd indoor.

Indoor

Achievements

National titles

He has won 3 times the individual

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. *3 wins in the pole vault indoor (2001, 2002, 2004)

References

External links

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web site {{DEFAULTSORT:Gibilisco, Giuseppe 1979 births Living people Italian male pole vaulters Olympic athletes for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics People from Syracuse, Sicily Olympic bronze medalists for Italy World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy World Athletics Championships medalists Athletics competitors of Fiamme Gialle Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 2001 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics World Athletics Championships winners Italian male bobsledders Italian athletics coaches Italian Athletics Championships winners Sportspeople from the Province of Syracuse