Alessandro Andrei

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Alessandro Andrei (born 3 January 1959) is an Italian former shot putter. He was born in Florence.

Biography

Andrei threw with his right hand, using the glide technique (at time many elite-level shot putters had switched to the spin/rotation style.) Andrei won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, California. In 1987 he broke the world record three times in the same competition with successive throws of 22.72, 22.84 & 22.91 m (and finishing the sequence with a throw of 22.74 m). He was the first athlete in history to have a shot put series with all 6 throws over 22 meters, an accomplishment that wasn't repeated until 2020 by Ryan Crouser.[1]

He is married to Agnese Maffeis.[2]

World record

Shots series[4]

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1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
22.19 22.37 22.72 22.84 22.91 22.74

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Measure Notes
1983 Mediterranean Games Template:Flagicon Casablanca 2nd Shot put 19.61 m
World Championships Template:Flagicon Helsinki 5th Shot put 20.07 m File:Sport records icon PB.svg
1984 European Indoor Championships Template:Flagicon Gothenburg 3rd Shot put 20.32 m
Olympic Games Template:Flagicon Los Angeles 1st Shot put 21.26 m
1985 Universiade Template:Flagicon Kobe 2nd Shot put 20.85 m
1987 World Championships Template:Flagicon Rome 2nd Shot put 21.88 m [5]
1991 Mediterranean Games Template:Flagicon Athens 1st Shot put 19.38 m
1993 Mediterranean Games Template:Flagicon Languedoc-Roussillon 2nd Shot put 19.37 m
1997 Mediterranean Games Template:Flagicon Bari 1st Shot put 19.54 m

National titles

Andrei won 12 national championships at individual senior level.[6]

See also

References

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External links

Records
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