Larissa Iapichino
Italian long jumper (born 2002)
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Larissa Iapichino (Italian pronunciation: [laˈrissa japiˈkiːno]; born 18 July 2002) is an Italian long jumper. She has won silver medals at the 2023 European Indoor Championships, the 2024 European Athletics Outdoor Championships and at the 2026 World Indoor Championships;[5] she was also the gold medallist at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships.
Iapichino in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
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| National team | Italy[1] |
| Born | 18 July 2002[2] Borgo San Lorenzo, Italy[2] |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] |
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb)[2] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Long jump |
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Biography
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She is the daughter of former pole vaulter Gianni Iapichino and former long jumper Fiona May, who was a two time Olympic silver medalist.[6][7] In 2020 at under-20 level her personal best, 6.80 m, was the 5th best world performance of 2020[8] and 2nd all-time in Italy lists at senior level, 4th all time U20 world wide at first year of category.
Career
She started her youth career winning gold medal at the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships. On 20 February 2021, Iapichino jumped 6.91 m (22 ft 8 in); a World Record Under-20 years.[9][10][11][12]
Statistics
World record
- Under 20
National records
- Senior
- Long jump indoor: 6.97 m -
Istanbul, 5 March 2023
- Under 20
- Long jump: 6.80 m –
Savona, 16 July 2020
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Measure | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | European U18 Championships |  Győr |
7th | Long jump | 6.12 m | |
| 2019 | European U20 Championships |  Borås |
1st | Long jump | 6.58 m | |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships |  Toruń |
5th | Long jump | 6.59 m | [a] |
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships |  Belgrade |
10th | Long jump | 6.57 m | |
| World Championships |  Eugene |
14th | Long jump | 6.60 m | ||
| European Championships |  Munich |
5th | Long jump | 6.62 m | [b] | |
| 2023 | European Indoor Championships |  Istanbul |
2nd | Long jump | 6.97 m | NR |
| European Team Championships | Chorzów |
3rd | Long jump | 6.66 m | ||
| European U23 Championships |  Espoo |
1st | Long jump | 6.93 m | ||
| World Championships | Budapest |
5th | Long jump | 6.82 m | ||
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships |  Glasgow |
7th | Long jump | 6.69 m | |
| European Championships |  Rome |
2nd | Long jump | 6.94 m | SB | |
| Olympic Games |  Paris |
4th | Long jump | 6.87m | ||
| 2025 | European Indoor Championships |  Apeldoorn |
1st | Long jump | 6.94 m | |
| World Championships |  Tokyo |
15th (q) | Long jump | 6.56 m |
National titles
Iapichino has won six national italian championships at individual senior level.[14][15]
