Daniele Greco Explained

Daniele Greco (born 1 March 1989) is an Italian athlete competing in the triple jump.

Biography

On 9 June 2012 at Potenza, he jumped 17.47 m, that is the 2nd best performance in Italy of all-time, after the national record of Fabrizio Donato with the measure of 17.73 m.^[1] He won the National Championships in Brixen on 8 July 2012 with 17.67m (+3.4), defeating the European champion, Fabrizio Donato. In Goteborg 2013 he jumped is new personal best with the measure of 17.70 m and best year performance.^[2]

His best international result was the 4th place at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the gold medal at the 2013 European Indoor Championships.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Result	Measure	Notes
Representing
2007	European Junior Championships	Hengelo	12th	15.00 m
2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz	4th	16.33 m (wind: -1.2 m/s)
2009	European Indoor Championships	Turin	14th (q)	15.76 m
	Mediterranean Games	Pescara	3rd	16.64 m
	European U23 Championships	Kaunas	1st	17.20 m (wind: 1.8 m/s)
	World Championships	Berlin	34th (q)	16.18 m
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha	19th (q)	15.60 m
	European Championships	Barcelona	17th (q)	16.51 m
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris	8th	16.24 m
	European U23 Championships	Ostrava	4th	16.55 m w (wind: +2.3 m/s)
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul	5th	17.28 m
	European Championships	Helsinki	23rd (q)	15.90 m
	Olympic Games	London	4th	17.34 m
2013	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg	bgcolor=gold	1st	17.70 m
	Mediterranean Games	Mersin	bgcolor=gold	1st	17.13 m

National titles

• 1 win in triple jump at the Italian Athletics Championships (2012)

See also

• Italian all-time lists - Triple jump

Notes and References

1. Web site: Greco esordio boom 17,47 . fidal.it . it . 9 June 2012.
2. Web site: Greco smashes his best to take triple jump gold in world-leading 17.70m . european-athletics.org . 2 March 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130321212829/http://www.european-athletics.org/32nd-european-athletics-indoor-championships/11803-greco-smashes-his-best-to-take-triple-jump-gold-in-world-leading-17-70m.html . 21 March 2013.