Giorgia Benecchi
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Italian |
| Born |
July 9, 1989 Parma, Italy |
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |
 Italy |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Pole vault |
| Club | C.S. Esercito |
| Coached by | Matteo Bini |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) |
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Giorgia Benecchi (Parma, 9 July 1989) is an Italian pole vaulter.
Biography
Like many others pole vaulters Benecchi is coming from the artistic gymnastics, a sport in which she was very young promise until 2004.[1] She's a friend of the other Italian pole vaulter Roberta Bruni.
Personal bests
- Pole vault outdoor: 4.35 m ( Modena, 19 June 2012)[2]
- Pole vault indoor: 4.40 m ( Ancona, 17 February 2013)
Progression
- Pole vault indoor
Her personal best of 4.40 m set in 2013 was the 35th best world performance of the year.[3]
| Year | Performance | Venue | Date | World Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4.30 | Ancona | 24 February | |
| 2013 | 4.40 | Ancona | 17 February | 35th |
| 2012 | 4.20 | Modena | 12 February | |
| Ancona | 26 February | |||
| 2011 | 4.35 | Aosta | 29 January | |
| 2010 | 4.36 | Ancona | 14 February |
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Italy | |||||
| 2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 17th (q) | Pole vault | 3.65 m |
| 2009 | European U23 Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 14th (q) | Pole vault | 4.00 m |
| 2011 | European Indoor Championships |  Paris |
NQ | Pole vault | 3.90 m |
| European U23 Championships |  Ostrava |
10th | Pole vault | 3.90 m  | |
| 2013 | Mediterranean Games |  Mersin |
5th | Pole vault | 4.30 m |
National championships
She has won two times the individual national championship.[4]
- 1 win in the pole vault (2013)
- 1 win in the pole vault indoor (2014)
See also
References
- ↑ "Giorgia Benecchi" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ↑ "Caravelli 13.03 a Pordenone" (in Italian). fidal.it. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ↑ "POLE VAULT - WOMEN - SENIOR - INDOOR - 2013". iaaf.org. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ↑ "CAMPIONATI ITALIANI INDIVIDUALI ASSOLUTI SU PISTA 2013" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
External links
- Giorgia Benecchi profile at IAAF
- Athlete profile at FIDAL web site
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