Marco Fassinotti Explained

Marco Fassinotti (born 29 April 1989 in Turin) is an Italian high jumper.

Biography

He has a record of 2.29 m, obtained in Paris on 5 March 2011. He was a finalist (7th) at the World Junior Championships in Athletics in Bydgoszcz on 13 July 2008. After entering the sports group of Centro Sportivo Aeronautica Militare, he took part in the first European Championships in Barcelona 2010, reaching 9th place with 2.23 m. At the European indoor games of Paris in 2011, Fassinotti finished 6th, obtaining his personal best of 2.29 m. He trains at the Club Primo Nebiolo of Turin with the company SAFA.^[3]

National records

• High jump indoor: 2.34 ( Ancona, 23 February 2014)^[4]

Achievements

Representing
2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	7th	2.13 m
2009	Universiade	Belgrade, Serbia	4th	2.20 m
	European U23 Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	6th	2.21 m
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	9th	2.23 m
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	6th	2.29 m
	European U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	5th	2.21 m
	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	12th	2.18 m
2013	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	13th (q)	2.23 m
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	6th	2.29 m
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	7th	2.26 m
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	9th	2.25 m
2017	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	bgcolor=silver	2nd	2.29 m
2018	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona, Spain	3rd	2.23 m
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	13th (q)	2.21 m
2022	Mediterranean Games	Oran, Algeria	7th	2.19 m
	World Championships	Eugene, United States	16th (q)	2.25 m
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	1st (q)	2.21 m1
2023	European Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	8th	2.19 m
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	12th	2.20 m
2024	European Championships	Rome, Italy	20th (q)	2.17 m

¹No mark in the final

National titles

Fassinotti won six national championships at individual senior level.^{[5] [6]}

• Italian Athletics Championships
  • High jump: 2013, 2015, 2021 (3)
• Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
  • High jump: 2014, 2020, 2024 (3)

See also

• Italian records in athletics
• Men's high jump Italian record progression
• Italian all-time top lists - High jump
• Italy at the 2010 European Athletics Championships

Notes and References

1. https://data.2017.gov.taipei/atos/prod/eng/zb/engzb_athletics-athlete-profile-n167152-fassinotti-marco.htm 2017 Universiade bio
2. Web site: Marco FASSINOTTI | Profile | World Athletics.
3. Web site: Marco Fassinotti. fidal.it. italian. 1 January 2013.
4. News: At 34 Beitia continues to impress. Marco Fassinotti increased the Italian national high jump record to 2.34m as he won in Ancona.. EAA. 24 February 2014. 26 February 2014.
5. Web site: TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2021. sportolimpico.it. 1 January 2021. 28 June 2021.
6. Web site: Assoluti: altri 4 azzurri allo standard olimpico. fidal.it. it. 27 June 2021. 28 June 2021.