Marco Tamberi

Marco Tamberi (born 30 July 1958 in Ancona) is a retired Italian high jumper and coach of his son, the Olympic champion Gianmarco Tamberi.

Marco Tamberi
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1958-07-30) July 30, 1958
Ancona, Italy
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)High jump
ClubPro Patria Milano
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • High jump: 2.28 m (1983)

Biography

His personal best jump is 2.27 metres, achieved in June 1983 in Udine. He had 2.28 metres on the indoor track, achieved in February 1983 in Genova.[1] Tamberi is the coach of his son, Gianmarco Tamberi, who won the bronze medal at the 2011 European Athletics Junior Championships in the high jump event. [2] He has 11 caps in national team from 1980 to 1984.[3]

National records
  • High jump: 2.28 m ( Genoa, 2 February 1983)

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventMeasureNotes
1980 European Indoor Championships Sindelfingen 5th High jump 2.26 m [4]
1980 Olympic Games Moscow 15th High jump 2.18 m [5]
1983 European Indoor Championships Budapest 11th High jump 2.20 m [6]

National titles

He has won one time the individual national championship.[7]

  • 1 win in high jump indoor (1980)

See also

References
  1. Italian all-time list, men's high jump (last updated 2000)
  2. "Gianmarco Tamberi" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  3. Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  4. 1980 European Indoor Championships, men's high jump final
  5. He qualigied with the measure of 2.21 m.
  6. 1983 European Indoor Championships, men's high jump final
  7. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
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