Renato Dionisi (born 21 November 1947) is an Italian former pole vaulter. He was born in Riva del Garda.[1] He set a career best of 5.45 m (17 ft 10+1⁄2 in) in Rovereto on 25 June 1972.
.jpg) Dionisi at the Arena Civica in Milan (1971) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 November 1947 Riva del Garda, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Pole vault | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fiat Torino | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Biography
editHe won five medals at the International athletics competitions.[2] He represented his country twice at the Olympic Games (1964, 1972) and was a three-time participant at the European Athletics Championships (1966, 1969, 1971) and was a bronze medallist there on his last appearance. At the European Athletics Indoor Championships he was gold medallist in 1973 and bronze medallist three years later. He won minor medals at the Mediterranean Games on two occasions and was the 1975 Summer Universiade bronze medallist.
Dionisi has 47 caps for the Italy national athletics team (from 1964 to 1978).[3] In his career he won the Italian Athletics Championships twelve times – ten times outdoors and twice indoors. He was also a winner as a guest at the AAA Championships.
International competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1964 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | (q) | Pole vault | NM |
| 1966 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 4th | Pole vault | 4.80 m |
| 1967 | Mediterranean Games | Tunis, Tunisia | 2nd | Pole vault | 4.90 m[4] |
| 1969 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | — | Pole vault | NH |
| 1970 | European Cup | Stockholm, Sweden | 2nd | Pole vault | 5.20 m[5] |
| 1971 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 3rd | Pole vault | 5.35 m |
| 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | (q) | Pole vault | 4.20 m |
| 1973 | European Indoor Championships | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 1st | Pole vault | 5.40 m |
| 1975 | Mediterranean Games | Algiers, Algeria | 3rd | Pole vault | 5.00 m[4] |
| Universiade | Rome, Italy | 3rd | Pole vault | 5.10 m[6] | |
| 1976 | European Indoor Championships | Munich, West Germany | 3rd | Pole vault | 5.30 m |
National titles
edit- 10 wins in pole vault at the Italian Athletics Championships (1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1977, 1978)[7]
- 2 wins in pole vault at the Italian Athletics Indoor Championships (1971, 1973)[8]
- 1 win in pole vault at the AAA Championships[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Renato Dionisi at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- ^ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ^ "La squadra nazionale" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ a b "MEDITERRANEAN GAMES". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ "EUROPEAN CUP A FINAL AND SUPER LEAGUE (MEN)". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ "WORLD STUDENT GAMES (UNIVERSIADE - MEN)". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ "AAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
