Alessandro Andrei
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| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 January 1959 (age 65) Florence, Italy |
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| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 118 kg (260 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Shot put | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 22.91 m (1987) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alessandro Andrei (born 3 January 1959) is an Italian former shot putter. He was born in Florence.
Biography
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 22.72, 22.84 & 22.91 m
He is married to Agnese Maffeis.[1]
World record
- Shots series[3]
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
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| 22.19 | 22.37 | 22.72 | 22.84 | 22.91 | 22.74 |
See also
- Shot put all-time top performer
- Men's shot put world record progression
- FIDAL Hall of Fame
- Italian all-time lists - Shot put
- Italy national athletics team - More caps
References
External links
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- Alessandro Andrei profile at IAAF
- (Italian) Athlete profile at FIDAL web site
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| Preceded by | Men's Shot Put World Record Holder August 12, 1987 – May 22, 1988 |
Succeeded by Ulf Timmermann |
Categories:
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- Articles with Italian-language external links
- Italian shot putters
- Olympic gold medalists for Italy
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Italy
- 1959 births
- Living people
- Former world record holders in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- World Championships in Athletics medalists
- Athletes of Fiamme Oro
