Simone Bianchi (athlete) explained

Simone Bianchi
Nationality:	Italian
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Long jump
Club:	C.S. Carabinieri
Birth Date:	1973 1, df=y
Birth Place:	Campiglia Marittima, Italy
Pb:	Long jump: 8.25 m (1998)
Country:	Italy

Simone Bianchi (born 27 January 1973) is a retired Italian long jumper.

Biography

He won the Europe Cup 1996 in Madrid achieving his personal best. He was 4 times Italian Champion. He finished fourth at the 1998 European Championships.^[1]

His personal best jump was 8.25 metres, achieved in June 1996 in Madrid.^[2] In Italy only Giovanni Evangelisti and Andrew Howe has jumped farther.

Achievements

Representing
1992	World Junior Championships	Seoul, South Korea	16th (q)	Long jump	7.34 m (wind: -1.8 m/s)
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	13th (q)	Long jump	7.80 m (wind: +0.1 m/s)
1996	Olympic Games			Long jump	7.79 m
1998	European Championships		4th	Long jump	8.02 m

National titles

Simone Bianchi has won 4 times the individual national championship.^{[3] [4]}

• 3 wins in the long jump (1993, 1996, 1998)
• 1 win in the long jump indoor (1997)

See also

• Italian all-time lists - Long jump

References

1. http://www.sporting-heroes.net/athletics-heroes/stats_athletics/european/1998_m.asp#lj 1998 European Championships, men's results
2. http://digilander.libero.it/atleticaleggera/ALL-TIME/23.htm Italian all-time list, men's long jump
3. Web site: "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012. sportolimpico.it. 28 December 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121224064654/http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CAMPIONI%20ITALIANI_UOMINI.pdf. 24 December 2012.
4. Web site: ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS. gbrathletics.com. 28 December 2012.