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Alessandro Talotti

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Alessandro Talotti
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born(1980-10-07)7 October 1980
Udine, Italy
Died16 May 2021(2021-05-16) (aged 40)
Udine, Italy
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
EventHigh jump
ClubC.S. Carabinieri
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • High jump: 2.30 m (2003)

Alessandro Talotti (7 October 1980 – 16 May 2021) was an Italian high jumper.

Biography

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Talotti finished fourth at the 2002 European Championships in Athletics and twelfth at the 2004 Olympic Games. He also competed at the 2003 World Championships, the 2005 European Indoor Championships, and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.[1] Talotti was the Italian high jump champion in 2000 and 2004, out jumping Giulio Ciotti, Nicola Ciotti, and Andrea Bettinelli in those campaigns.[2]

His personal best jump was 2.30 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Florence, and which he thrice equalled thereafter. In January 2005 Talotti jumped 2.32 metres on the indoor track in Glasgow.[1]

Talotti died of stomach cancer on 16 May 2021, at the age of 40.[3]

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Italy
2001 European U23 Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 10th High jump 2.12 m
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 4th High jump 2.27 m
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 10th High jump 2.20 m [4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Alessandro Talotti at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Italian Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
  3. ^ Alessandro Talotti è morto a 40 anni di tumore: il saltatore in alto si era sposato pochi giorni fa (in Italian)
  4. ^ He qualied with the measure of 2.28 m.
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