Marco Fassinotti
Italian high jumper (born 1989)
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Marco Fassinotti (born 29 April 1989 in Turin) is an Italian high jumper.
Fassinotti training in 2022 | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 April 1989 | ||||||||||||||
| Education | University of Pisa[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | High jump | ||||||||||||||
| Club | C.S. Aeronautica Militare | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Biography
He has a record of 2.29 m, obtained in Paris on 5 March 2011. He was a finalist (7th) at the World Junior Championships in Athletics in Bydgoszcz on 13 July 2008. After entering the sports group of Centro Sportivo Aeronautica Militare, he took part in the first European Championships in Barcelona 2010, reaching 9th place with 2.23 m. At the European indoor games of Paris in 2011, Fassinotti finished 6th, obtaining his personal best of 2.29 m. He trains at the Club Primo Nebiolo of Turin with the company SAFA.[3]
Personal life
Fassinotti is engaged to Australian high jumper Eleanor Patterson.[4]
National records
Achievements
1No mark in the final
National titles
Fassinotti won six national championships at individual senior level.[6][7]
- Italian Athletics Championships
- High jump: 2013, 2015, 2021 (3)
- Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
- High jump: 2014, 2020, 2024 (3)
