Paolo Camossi (born 6 January 1974 in
Gorizia
Gorizia (; sl, Gorica , colloquially 'old Gorizia' to distinguish it from Nova Gorica; fur, label= Standard Friulian, Gurize, fur, label= Southeastern Friulian, Guriza; vec, label= Bisiacco, Gorisia; german: Görz ; obsolete English ''Gori ...
) is an Italian
triple jump
The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...
er, best known for his gold medal at the
2001 World Indoor Championships.
Biography
Paolo Camossi won four medals, at senior level, at the
International athletics competitions
In the sport of athletics, international competitions between national teams can be distinguished into four main types:
* Multi-sport events, commonly referred to as games, where athletics events form part of a wider sporting programme
* World cha ...
. He participated at one edition of the
Summer Olympics (2000), he has 19 caps in
national team
A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport.
The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
from 1995 to 2006. His personal best was 17.45 metres, achieved in June 2000 in
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
. This result places him third on the all-time Italian performers list, behind
Fabrizio Donato.
Achievements
National titles
He has won 9 times the individual
national championship
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.
*7 wins in the
triple jump
The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...
(1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005)
*2 wins in the triple jump indoor (1996, 2000)
See also
*
Italian all-time lists - Long jump
*
Italian all-time lists - Triple jump
References
External links
*
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1974 births
Living people
People from Gorizia
Italian male triple jumpers
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Athletics competitors of Fiamme Azzurre
Olympic athletes of Italy
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games
World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
Italian athletics coaches
World Athletics Indoor Championships winners