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{{short description|Italian long jumper}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
|name= 
|image           = AndrewHowe.jpg
|imagesize       = 200
|caption         = Howe in 2007 at 22.
|sport           = [[Sport of athletics|Athletics]]
|event           = [[Sprint (running)|Sprint]]<br>[[Long jump]]
|national_team   = [[Italy national athletics team|Italy]]: 17 caps (2005-2020)
|club            = [[Centro Sportivo Aeronautica Militare|C.S. Aeronautica Militare]]
|birth_date      = {{Birth date and age|1985|05|12}}
|birth_place     = [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], United States
|height          = 1.84 m
|weight          = 73 kg
|coach           = 
*[[:it:René Felton|René Felton]] (2005-2014)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rietilife.com/2014/12/28/andrew-howe-lascia-mamma-rene-e-cambia-allenatore-ho-bisogno-di-novita/|title=ANDREW HOWE LASCIA MAMMA RENE' E CAMBIA ALLENATORE|publisher=rietilife.com|language=it|date=28 December 2014|access-date=25 April 2021}}</ref>
*{{nowrap|[[Yannick Tregaro]] (2015-2016)}}<ref name=FIDAL_BIO>{{cite web|url=http://www.fidal.it/atleta_one.php?t=f6iRlpKkcGw|title=Andrew Howe - Biography|publisher=fidal.it|language=it|access-date=25 April 2021}}</ref>
*{{nowrap|[[Fabrizio Donato]] (2017-2018)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sport.sky.it/altri-sport/atletica/2017/06/14/atletica-andrew-howe-fabrizio-donato-e-la-strana-coppia|title=Howe-Donato: la strana coppia si racconta|publisher=sport.sky.it|language=it|date=14 June 2017|access-date=25 April 2021}}</ref>
*{{nowrap|Maria Chiara Milardi (2019-2020)}}<ref name=FIDAL_BIO/>
*Stefano Serranò (2021- )<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npctv.it/2020/10/atletica-andrew-howe-ci-crede-per-tokyo-obiettivo-finale-olimpica/|title=Atletica, Andrew Howe ci crede per Tokyo: obiettivo finale olimpica|quote=Nel suo sogno olimpico Andrew Howe ha deciso di affidarsi alla guida tecnica di Stefano Serranò, allenatore del gruppo sportivo Aereonautica Militare ed ex saltatore|publisher=npctv.it|language=it|date=30 October 2021|access-date=25 April 2021}}</ref>
|retired         =
|pb              = 
*100 m: 10.27 (2006)
*200 m: 20.28 (2004)
*400 m: 45.70 (2011)
*Long jump: 8.47 m (2007)
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|[[European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]] |1 |0 |0
|[[IAAF Continental Cup|Continental Cup]]                                  |0 |1 |0
|[[European Cup (athletics)|European Cup]] (Super League)                  |1 |0 |1
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{{Medal|Competition|[[IAAF World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2007 World Championships in Athletics|2007 Osaka]]|[[2007 World Championships in Athletics - Men's long jump|Long jump]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics|World Indoor Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2006 Moscow]]|Long jump}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2006 European Athletics Championships|2006 Gothenburg]]|[[2006 European Athletics Championships – Men's long jump|Long jump]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[European Indoor Athletics Championships|European Indoor Championships]]}}
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|[[Gymnasiade]]                                                          |2 |0 |0
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'''Andrew Howe''' (born 12 May 1985) is an American-born Italian [[Athletics (sport)|athlete]] who specializes in the [[long jump]] and [[sprinting]]. He won this event as well as the 200 metres at the [[2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics|2004 World Junior Championships]]. He was successful at senior level at a young age, winning a long jump bronze at the [[2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships]] before becoming the [[2006 European Athletics Championships|European Champion]] later that year. In 2007 he became the European Indoor Champion and won the silver medal at the [[2007 World Championships in Athletics]].

A combination of injuries ruled him out for most of the 2008 and 2009 seasons. He returned to action in 2010 and became the Italian champion, representing his country at the [[2010 European Athletics Championships]].

==Biography==
[[File:Osaka07 D6A Andrew Howe celebrating.jpg|thumb|200px|Howe celebrating his silver medal at the [[2007 World Athletics Championships]].]]
[[File:René Felton.jpg|thumb|200px|Howe's mother {{ill|René Felton|it}} coached her son from youth level to 2014.]]
Howe was born in [[Los Angeles]], United States, to Andrew Howe Sr and René Felton, an American [[hurdling|hurdler]] who is a former [[United States community college records in track and field|United States Junior College National Record]] in the [[100 meter hurdles]] in Europe and continued participating in Athletics at the Master Level winning Silver Medal 2001 European Indoor Championships 60 Meter hurdles. In 1992, Howe moved to [[Rieti]], [[Italy]] with his mother after she divorced Howe Sr and remarried Italian Ugo Besozzi.

Coached by his mother, his international breakthrough came with the double gold medal in the men's long jump and 200 Meters at 2004 IAAF Junior World Championship in Grosseto, Italy [[2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2006 World Indoor Championships]], where he finished third. Later the same year he won the gold medal at the [[2006 European Championships in Athletics|European Championships]].

In the [[2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships]], he won gold with a fifth round leap of 8.30, after trailing his Greek competitor, and eventual silver medalist, [[Loúis Tsátoumas]] in the first four jumps.

In the [[2007 World Championships in Athletics|2007 World Championships]], he won the silver medal with a sixth jump of 8.47, achieving the [[Italian records in athletics|Italian national record]] and his personal best. He was only surpassed by [[Irving Saladino]] at his last jump with 8.57 m. He brought the year to a close with a win at the [[2007 IAAF World Athletics Final]], becoming the first Italian to win at the competition and only the second to win an event at an IAAF season-end contest. He was given the first [[European Athletics Rising Star Award]] in recognition of his achievements that season.<ref>[http://www.european-athletics.org/general-news/andrew-howe-ita-wins-waterford-crystal-european-athletics-male-rising-star-award.html Andrew Howe (ITA) wins Waterford Crystal European Athletics Male Rising Star Award] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819164813/http://www.european-athletics.org/general-news/andrew-howe-ita-wins-waterford-crystal-european-athletics-male-rising-star-award.html |date=August 19, 2012 }}. [[European Athletics]] (2007-09-27). Retrieved on 2011-05-30.</ref>

Following this, his 2008 season was blighted by a shoulder injury and then hamstring problems,<ref>Arcoleo, Laura (2008-08-14). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/newsid=46563.html Andrew Howe: more hopes than certainties]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 2010-09-11.</ref> and he did not make it past the qualifiers of the long jump at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]]. The next season held further physical problems for the Italian and surgery on his [[Achilles tendon]] ruled him out for the year.

He returned to action in July 2010 with a win in the long jump at the Italian Athletics Championships.<ref>Sampaolo, Diego (2010-07-02). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=57249.html Di Martino tops 2.01m, Howe returns with 8.16m victory in Grosseto - Italian championships]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 2010-09-11.</ref> He attempted to defend his continental title at the [[2010 European Athletics Championships]], but his jump of 8.12&nbsp;m brought him fifth place and [[Christian Reif]] succeeded him to the European title.<ref>[http://www.european-athletics.org/20th-european-athletics-championships-2010/remarkable-reif-leaps-to-record.html Remarkable Reif leaps to record] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141935/http://www.european-athletics.org/20th-european-athletics-championships-2010/remarkable-reif-leaps-to-record.html |date=2010-10-03 }}. [[European Athletics]]. Retrieved on 2010-09-11.</ref> Nearing the end of the season, Howe ran in the 200&nbsp;m at the [[Notturna di Milano]] – marking a return to an event in which he had competed sparely. In a return to form, he won the race and although he eased up in the final metres he recorded a time of 20.30&nbsp;seconds – two hundredths away from his long-standing personal best.<ref>Sampaolo, Diego (2010-09-10). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=58306.html Howe, Semenya, and Yenew highlight in Milan]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 2010-09-10.</ref>

He completed his winter training in [[Qatar]] and at the [[University of California, Los Angeles]]. At the start of the outdoor season he ran a personal best and European-leading time of 45.70&nbsp;seconds over [[400 metres]] and then took a surprise win over 200&nbsp;m at the [[Golden Gala]] in [[Rome]] with a run of 20.31&nbsp;seconds (also a season's best for Europe).<ref>[http://www.european-athletics.org/3rd-spar-european-athletics-team-championships/italy-long-jumper-howe-oozes-confidence-after-rare-400m-outing.html Italy’s long jumper Howe oozes confidence after rare 400m outing] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513075602/http://www.european-athletics.org/3rd-spar-european-athletics-team-championships/italy-long-jumper-howe-oozes-confidence-after-rare-400m-outing.html |date=May 13, 2011 }}. [[European Athletics]]. Retrieved on 2011-05-30.</ref><ref>[http://www.european-athletics.org/diamond-league/world-leads-for-abakumova-idowu-and-lavillenie-in-rome-european-leads-for-lemaitre-and-howe.html World leads for Abakumova, Idowu and Lavillenie in Rome, European leads for Lemaitre and Howe] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819165409/http://www.european-athletics.org/diamond-league/world-leads-for-abakumova-idowu-and-lavillenie-in-rome-european-leads-for-lemaitre-and-howe.html |date=August 19, 2012 }}. European Athletics (2011-05-27). Retrieved on 2011-05-30.</ref>

Italian Olympic gold medal sprinter [[Marcell Jacobs|Lamont Marcell Jacobs]] said that when he was growing up, Howe, who is also mixed-race and half-American, was his idol.<ref>{{Cite news|last=McCarthy|first=Lauren|date=2021-08-01|title=Who is Lamont Marcell Jacobs, Italy's first fastest man?|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/01/sports/olympics/lamont-marcell-jacobs-italy-100-meters.html|access-date=2021-08-07|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

==National records==
* [[Long jump]]: '''8.47 m''' ([[Osaka]], 30 August 2007) - Current holder<ref name=RECORDS>{{cite web|url=https://www.atleticalive.it/record-italiani-assoluti-maschili-di-atletica-leggera/|title=Record italiani assoluti maschili di atletica leggera al 29 luglio 2019|language=it|publisher=atleticalive.it|date=30 July 2019|access-date=12 August 2019}}</ref>
* Long jump indoor: '''8.30 m''' ([[Birmingham]], 4 March 2007) - Current holder<ref name=RECORDS/>
* [[Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay]]: '''3:16.15''' ([[Yokohama]], 11 May 2019) <small>with [[Davide Re|Re]], [[Giancarla Trevisan|Trevisan]], [[Raphaela Lukudo|Lukudo]]</small> - Current holder<ref name=RECORDS/>

==Achievements==
;Youth
{| class="wikitable" width=60% style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
|-
!Year !!Competition !!Venue !!Rank !!Event !!Performance !!Notes
|-
|2001
|align=left|[[2001 World Youth Championships in Athletics|World Youth Championships]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Debrecen]]
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|Long jump
|7.61 m
|
|-
|2002
|align=left|[[2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|JAM}} [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]]
|5th
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|39.86]]
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2004
|rowspan=2 align=left|[[2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|rowspan=2 align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Grosseto]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|200 m
|[[2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres|20.28 s]]
|<small>(+0.1&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Long jump
|[[2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump|8.11 m]]
|<small>(+0.9&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|}

;Senior
{| class="wikitable" width=60% style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
|-
!Year !!Competition !!Venue !!Rank !!Event !!Performance !!Notes
|-
|2006
|align=left|[[2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Moscow]]
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|Long jump
|8.19 m
|
|-
|2006
|align=left|[[2006 European Championships in Athletics|European Championships]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Gothenburg]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|Long jump
|8.20 m
|
|-
|2007
|align=left|[[2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Birmingham]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|Long jump
|8.30 m
|
|-
|2007
|align=left|[[2007 World Athletics Championships|World Championships]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Osaka]]
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|Long jump
|8.47 m
|
|-
|2010
|align=left|[[2010 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Barcelona]]
|5th
|Long jump
|[[2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's long jump|8.12 m]]
|
|-
|2017
|align=left|[[2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Belgrade, Serbia|Belgrade]]
|10th (q)
|Long jump
|[[2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's long jump|7.71 m]]
|
|-
|2018
|align=left|[[2018 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Berlin]]
|17th (sf)
|200 m
|[[2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres|20.78]]
|
|-
|2019
|align=left|[[2019 IAAF World Relays|World Athletics Relays]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yokohama]]
|4th
|4 × 400 m relay
|[[2019 IAAF World Relays – Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay|3:16.12]]
|{{AthAbbr|NR}} (heat)
|}

==National titles==
Howe won seven national championships at individual [[senior (athletics)|senior]] level.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CN-Campioni.pdf|title=TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2014|publisher=sportolimpico.it|accessdate=25 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/itai.htm|title=ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS|publisher=gbrathletics.com|accessdate=25 April 2021}}</ref>

*[[Italian Athletics Championships]]
**200 m: 2007, 2011, 2012 (3)
**Long jump: 2007, 2010 (2)
*[[Italian Indoor Athletics Championships]]
**Long jump: 2006, 2007 (2)

==See also==
* [[FIDAL Hall of Fame]]
* [[Men's long jump Italian record progression]]
* [[Athletics in Italy#Long jump|Italian all-time lists - Long jump]]
* [[Athletics in Italy#200 metres|Italian all-time lists - 200 metres]]
* [[Italy national relays team at the international athletics championships|Italy national relay team]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{sports links}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090330011016/http://www.andrewhowe.it/ Official website] {{in lang|it}}

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