Alessandro Andrei

Alessandro Andrei
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born 3 January 1959 (1959-01-03) (age 57)
Florence, Italy
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 118 kg (260 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Shot put
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 22.91 m (1987)

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
22.19 22.37 22.72 22.84 22.91 22.74

See also

References

  1. "Alessandro Andrei". Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  2. "Italy's Andrei Surpasses 75 Feet to Break World Shotput Record". latimes.com. 13 August 1987. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  3. "Athletics .Record Smashed .Andrei Demolishes World Shot Mark". google.com. Retrieved 7 June 2012.

External links

Records
Preceded by
East Germany Udo Beyer
Men's Shot Put World Record Holder
August 12, 1987 May 22, 1988
Succeeded by
East Germany Ulf Timmermann
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