Giorgia Benecchi
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Italian |
Born | Parma, Italy | July 9, 1989
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Italy |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Pole vault |
Club | C.S. Esercito |
Coached by | Matteo Bini |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best |
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Giorgia Benecchi (born 9 July 1989) is an Italian pole vaulter.
Biography
[edit]Like many others pole vaulters, Benecchi came from artistic gymnastics, a sport in which she was very promising.[1] She is also a friend of Italian pole vaulter Roberta Bruni.
Personal bests
[edit]- Pole vault outdoor: 4.35 m ( Modena, 19 June 2012)[2]
- Pole vault indoor: 4.40 m ( Ancona, 17 February 2013)
Progression
[edit]- Pole vault indoor
Her personal best of 4.40 m set in 2013 was the 35th best world performance of the year.[3]
Year | Performance | Venue | Date | World Rank |
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2014 | 4.30 | Ancona | 24 February | |
2013 | 4.40 | Ancona | 17 February | 35th |
2012 | 4.20 | Modena | 12 February | |
Ancona | 26 February | |||
2011 | 4.35 | Aosta | 29 January | |
2010 | 4.36 | Ancona | 14 February |
Achievements
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz | 17th (q) | Pole vault | 3.65 m |
2009 | European U23 Championships | Kaunas | 14th (q) | Pole vault | 4.00 m |
2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris | NQ | Pole vault | 3.90 m |
European U23 Championships | Ostrava | 10th | Pole vault | 3.90 m | |
2013 | Mediterranean Games | Mersin | 5th | Pole vault | 4.30 m |
National titles
[edit]She has won two times the individual national championship.[4]
- 1 win in the pole vault (2013)
- 1 win in the pole vault indoor (2014)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Giorgia Benecchi" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ^ "Caravelli 13.03 a Pordenone" (in Italian). fidal.it. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ^ "POLE VAULT - WOMEN - SENIOR - INDOOR - 2013". iaaf.org. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ^ "CAMPIONATI ITALIANI INDIVIDUALI ASSOLUTI SU PISTA 2013" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
External links
[edit]- Giorgia Benecchi at World Athletics
- Giorgia Benecchi at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)