Antonella Capriotti Explained

National Team:Italy

55 caps (1980-1997)[1]

Sport:Athletics
Event:Long jump
Triple jump
Club:
  • Cus Roma (1984-1990)
Retired:1997
Coach:Marcella Iacovelli
Birth Date:1962 2, mf=yes
Birth Place:Rome, Italy
Pb:
  • Long jump: 6.72 m (1994)

Antonella Capriotti (born 4 February 1962 in Rome) is a retired Italian long jumper and triple jumper.

She has won the Italian Championships 18 times (12 outdoor and 8 indoor).

Biography

She started off her career as a long jumper and later, with excellent results, succeeded also in triple jump, that was ushering in various international competitions.She was also the first Italian athlete to cross the threshold of fourteen meters in triple jump. Her personal best of 6.72 meters in long jump (established in 1994) still remains the third best performance ever in Italy after Fiona May's 7.11m and Valentina Uccheddu's 6.80m.

She participated in the Seoul Olympic Games in 1988 and in the Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992. She currently lives in Verona, Italy. She was invited from the RAI (the Italian state owned public service broadcaster and biggest Italian television company) to comment the World Athletics Championship 2011 in Daegu.

Statistics

World records

Masters

National records

Senior
Masters

Achievements

Capriotti has disputed three outdoor World Championships and two Olympics.[1] [4]

Year Competition Venue Rank Event Mark Notes
1981Universiade Bucharest3rd4×100 m relay44.43
World Cup Rome6th4×100 m relay45.01
1982European Indoor Championships Milan25th 60 m7.55
1983Mediterranean Games Casablanca3rdLong jump5.94 m[5]
1987World Indoor Championships Indianapolis8thLong jump6.31 m[6]
European Indoor Championships Liévin6thLong jump6.45 m[7]
Universiade Zagreb6thLong jump6.43 m
Mediterranean Games Latakiabgcolor=gold1stLong jump6.43 m
World Championships Rome17th Long jump 6.31 m
1988European Indoor Championships Budapest4thLong jump6.58 m[8]
Olympic Games Seoul19th Long jump6.31 m
1989World Indoor Championships Budapest5thLong jump6.45 m[9]
European Indoor Championships The Hague4thLong jump6.56 m[10]
Universiade Duisburg8thLong jump6.21 m
1992European Indoor Championships Genoa7thLong jump6.37 m[11]
9thTriple jump13.36 m[12]
Olympic Games Barcelona18th Long jump6.43 m
1993World Indoor Championships Toronto10thLong jump6.48 m[13]
4thTriple jump14.01 m[14]
align=left rowspan=2World Championshipsalign=left rowspan=2 Stuttgart22nd Long jump 6.23 m
6thTriple jump 14.18 m
1994European Indoor Championships Paris13rd Long jump 6.23 m
18th Triple jump 13.14 m
1996European Indoor Championships Stockholm23rd Triple jump N.M.
1997Mediterranean Games Bari3rdTriple jump13.80 m
World Championships Athens32nd Long jump 13.32 m

National titles

Capriotti won 18 national championships at individual senior level.[15] [16]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010. asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. it. 3 May 2021. 28 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210828003321/http://asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com/files/annuario-fidal.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: Atletický most Dubnica nad Váhom 16.9.2007. atletikadubnica.sk. https://web.archive.org/web/20120331094456/http://www.atletikadubnica.sk/AM/Vysledky_AM/2007/16092007_AM.pdf. 3 May 2021. 31 March 2012.
  3. Web site: MIGLIORI PRESTAZIONI ITALIANE OUTDOOR MASTER FEMMINILI . fidal.it. it. 29 October 2020. 3 May 2021.
  4. Web site: 1993 World Championships, women's results. Sporting Heroes. 3 May 2021.
  5. Web site: Mediterranean Games. GBR Athletics. 3 May 2021.
  6. Web site: 1987 World Indoor Championships, women's long jump final. Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. 3 May 2021.
  7. Web site: 1987 European Indoor Championships, women's long jump final. Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. 3 May 2021.
  8. Web site: 1988 European Indoor Championships, women's long jump final. Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. 3 May 2021.
  9. Web site: 1989 World Indoor Championships, women's long jump final. Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. 3 May 2021.
  10. Web site: 1989 European Indoor Championships, women's long jump final. Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. 3 May 2021.
  11. Web site: 1992 European Indoor Championships, women's long jump final. Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. 3 May 2021.
  12. Web site: 1992 European Indoor Championships, women's triple jump final. Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. 3 May 2021.
  13. Web site: 1993 World Indoor Championships, women's long jump final. Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. 3 May 2021.
  14. Web site: 1993 World Indoor Championships, women's triple jump final. Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. 3 May 2021.
  15. Web site: TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE – 1923/2020. sportolimpico.it. 3 May 2021.
  16. Web site: ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS. gbrathletics.com. 3 May 2021.