Serena Capponcelli

Serena Capponcelli (born 24 January 1989) is an Italian female high jumper, shot putter, javelin thrower and former bobsledder, who finished at 20th place in the 2018 indoor seasonal world lists in the high jump.

Serena Capponcelli

Personal information
National team	Italy: 2 caps
Born	(1989-01-24) 24 January 1989 San Giovanni in Persiceto, Italy
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics Bobsleigh
Event(s)	High jump Shot put Javelin throw
Club	Vlierzele Sportief
Coached by	Stefaan Vanderstichelen
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	High jump: 1.90 m (2018) Shot put: 15.10 m (2012) Javelin throw: 49.30 m (2012) Heptathlon: 5302 pts (2008)
Medal record Gymnasiade 2006 Thessaloniki High jump

Biography

In 2011 she started to practice the bob as a pilot, until the Olympic call for the 2014 Winter Games, living in Verbania where she met Arno, Belgian amateur cyclist and long-distance mountain runner; they married in September 2015 in Osmate (Varese). She moved to Belgium, in Lede, resuming practicing the high jump for fun, and on 29 January 2017 in Ghent exceeded the quota of 1.89 improving a personal record (1.87 outdoors) that dated back to 2008.

After her national team debut in 2017, in 2018 she opened the season immediately with a personal record: 1.90 m, made on the occasion of the provincial championships in Ghent. At the end of the indoor season she stopped her high jumping activities for pregnancy; in November 2018, Dennis was born. During 2019, she resumed high jumping, with a seasonal best of 1.80 m.

Personal best

• High jump: 1.90 m (indoor), Ghent, 6 January 2018
• Shot put: 15.10 m (indoor), Ancona, 25 February 2018
• Javelin throw: 49.30 m, Turin, 26 June 2011

International results

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Measure	Notes
2017	European Championships	Belgrade	Qual (18th)	High jump	1.86 m

National championships

Senior

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Measure	Notes
2007	Italian Indoor Championships	Ancona	7th	High jump	1.75 m
	Italian Championships	Padua	4th	High jump	1.85 m	PB
2009	Italian Championships	Milan	5th	High jump	1.78 m	SB
2010	Italian Indoor Championships	Ancona	7th	High jump	1.74 m
			5th	Shot put	13.06 m
2011	Italian Championships	Turin	4th	Shot put	14.37 m
			5th	Javelin throw	49.30 m	PB
2012	Italian Indoor Championships	Ancona	3rd	Shot put	15.10 m	PB
	Italian Championships	Brixen	4th	High jump	1.80 m
			6th	Shot put	13.73 m
2013	Italian Championships	Milan	4th	Shot put	14.29 m
			6th	Javelin throw	47.89 m
2014	Italian Indoor Championships	Ancona	4th	High jump	1.82 m	SB
			4th	Shot put	13.89 m
	Italian Championships	Rovereto	4th	High jump	1.82 m
			Final	Javelin throw	DNS
2017	Italian Indoor Championships	Ancona	3rd	High jump	1.81 m

External links

• Serena Capponcelli at World Athletics
• Serena Capponcelli at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
• Serena Capponcelli at IBSF