Maria Chiara Baccini

Maria Chiara Baccini (born 21 July 1981) is a former Italian long jumper.

Maria Chiara Baccini
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1981-07-21) 21 July 1981
Sesto Fiorentino
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long jump
ClubAtletica Sestese
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Long jump: 6.55 m (1998)
Medal record
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place1998 AnnecyLong jump
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place1999 RigaLong jump

Biography

Winner of two international medals at the junior level (a World bronze and a European gold), she was twice the absolute Italian champion (it happened in 1998 at just 17 years, and she is one of only two female athletes who ever be able to win a senior title by junior),[1] with her personal best of 6.55 m is still holding 9th Italian performance all-time and this result is still junior Italian record.[2]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventMeasureNotes
1998 World Junior Championships France Annecy 3d Long jump 6.55 m PB NRJ
1999 European Junior Championships Latvia Riga 1st Long jump 6.39 m
2000 World Junior Championships Chile Santiago 7th Long jump 6.20 m

National titles

She won two national championships at senior level,[3][4]

See also

References

  1. "Il record di Nicole Reina: prima allieva a vincere un campionato italiano assoluto di corsa" (in Italian). direttaradio.it. Retrieved 17 September 2017. Nicole non è in effetti la prima allieva a vincere un titolo, bensì la prima a vincere una gara di corsa. C'è infatti il precedente nel salto in lungo di Maria Chiara Baccini nel 1998, campionessa a 17 anni.
  2. "Primati e migliori prestazioni italiane (aggiornati al 31-8-2017)" (PDF). fidal.it. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  3. "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" – DONNE TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE – 1923-2016" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  4. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
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