Renato Dionisi

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.

This article is about the athlete. For the composer, see Renato Dionisi (composer).
Renato Dionisi
Dionisi at the Arena Civica in Milan (1971)
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1947-11-21) 21 November 1947
Riva del Garda, Italy
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)Pole vault
ClubFiat Torino
Retired1978
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Pole vault: 5.42 m (1972)
Medal record
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1971 HelsinkiPole vault
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place1973 RotterdamPole vault
Bronze medal – third place1976 MunichPole vault
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place1975 RomePole vault
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place1967 TunisPole vault
Bronze medal – third place1975 AlgiersPole vault

Biography

He 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
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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

See also

References
  1. Renato Dionisi at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
  2. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  3. "La squadra nazionale" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  4. "MEDITERRANEAN GAMES". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  5. "EUROPEAN CUP A FINAL AND SUPER LEAGUE (MEN)". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  6. "WORLD STUDENT GAMES (UNIVERSIADE - MEN)". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  7. "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  8. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  9. "AAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
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