Maria Chiara Baccini Explained

Nationality:	Italian
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Long jump
Club:	Atletica Sestese
Birth Date:	21 July 1981
Birth Place:	Sesto Fiorentino
Country:	Italy

Maria Chiara Baccini (born 21 July 1981) is a former Italian long jumper.

Biography

Winner of two international medals at the junior level (a World bronze and a European gold), she was twice the absolute Italian champion (it happened in 1998 at just 17 years, and she is one of only two female athletes who ever be able to win a senior title by junior),^[1] with her personal best of 6.55 m is still holding 10th Italian performance all-time.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Measure	Notes
1998	World Junior Championships	Annecy	3d	Long jump	6.55 m
1999	European Junior Championships	Riga	bgcolor=gold	1st	Long jump	6.39 m
2000	World Junior Championships	Santiago	7th	Long jump	6.20 m

National titles

She won two national championships at senior level,^{[2] [3]}

• Italian Athletics Championships
  • Long jump

1998

• Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
  • Long jump: 2001

See also

• Italian all-time lists - Long jump

Notes and References

1. Web site: Il record di Nicole Reina: prima allieva a vincere un campionato italiano assoluto di corsa. direttaradio.it. it. Nicole non è in effetti la prima allieva a vincere un titolo, bensì la prima a vincere una gara di corsa. C’è infatti il precedente nel salto in lungo di Maria Chiara Baccini nel 1998, campionessa a 17 anni.. 17 September 2017.
2. Web site: CAMPIONATI “ASSOLUTI” – DONNE TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE – 1923-2016. sportolimpico.it. 17 September 2017.
3. Web site: ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS. gbrathletics.com. 17 September 2017.