Marco Fassinotti

Marco Fassinotti (born April 29, 1989 in Turin) is an Italian high jumper.

Marco Fassinotti
Fassinotti training in camp in 2010
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1989-04-29) April 29, 1989
Turin, Italy
EducationUniversity of Pisa[1]
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)High jump
ClubC.S. Aeronautica Militare
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • High jump (outdoor): 2.29 m (2011)
  • High jump (indoor): 2.34 m (2014)
Medal record
Summer Universiade
2017 TaipeiHigh jump}
Mediterranean Games
2018 TarragonaHigh jump

Biography

He has a record of 2.29 m, obtained in Paris March 5, 2011. He was a finalist (7th) at the World Junior Championships in Athletics in Bydgoszcz July 13, 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.[2]

National records
  • High jump indoor: 2.34 ( Ancona, 23 February 2014)[3]

Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Italy
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 7th 2.13 m
2009 Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 4th 2.20 m
European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 6th 2.21 m
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 9th 2.23 m
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 6th 2.29 m
European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 5th 2.21 m
Universiade Shenzhen, China 12th 2.18 m
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 13th (q) 2.23 m
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 6th 2.29 m
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 7th 2.26 m
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 9th 2.25 m
2017 Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 2nd 2.29 m
2018 Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain 3rd 2.23 m
European Championships Berlin, Germany 13th (q) 2.21 m

National titles

He has won 3 times the individual national championship.

  • 1 win in the high jump outdoor (2013)
  • 2 wins in the high jump indoor (2014, 2020)
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See also

References
  1. 2017 Universiade bio
  2. "Marco Fassinotti" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  3. "At 34 Beitia continues to impress". EAA. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014. Marco Fassinotti increased the Italian national high jump record to 2.34m as he won in Ancona.
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