Nationality Italian Personal best(s) 22.91 m (1987) Country Italy Name Alessandro Andrei | Sport Athletics Height 1.91 m Event(s) Shot put Weight 118 kg | |
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Born 3 January 1959 (age 65) ( 1959-01-03 ) Florence, Italy Olympic medals Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put Similar People Ulf Timmermann, Werner Gunthor, Udo Beyer, Randy Barnes, Dave Laut | ||
Alessandro andrei world record shot put 8 12 1987 22 91 mp4
Alessandro Andrei (born 3 January 1959) is an Italian former shot putter. He was born in Florence.
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- Alessandro andrei world record shot put 8 12 1987 22 91 mp4
- Alessandro andrei vs werner gunthor
- Biography
- World record
- References
Alessandro andrei vs werner gunthor
Biography
Andrei threw with his right hand, using the glide technique (at time many elite-level shot putters had switched to the spin/rotation style.) 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 successive throws of 22.72, 22.84 & 22.91 m (and finishing the sequence with a throw of 22.74 m).
He is married to Agnese Maffeis.
World record
References
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