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Gianmarco Tamberi (Italian pronunciation: [dʒamˈmarko tamˈbɛːri]; born 1 June 1992) is an Italian high jumper, current Olympic champion (2020), European outdoor champion (2022) and World outdoor champion (2023).[3][4][5]
He won the 2021 Diamond League crown, becoming the first ever Italian to do so,[6] and repeated this in 2022.[7]
Career
Until 2022 Tamberi was coached by his father,
In 2015, Tamberi broke the Italian high jump record twice—first with a jump of 2.34 m in Cologne, and second with a 2.37 m in Eberstadt, where he was second behind Derek Drouin. He later finished 8th at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing with a clearance of 2.25 m.
During winter 2016, Tamberi won every contest he participated at. He won in
Tamberi was unable to compete at the 2016 Olympics due to an injury earlier in the season.
At major competitions, he is known for sporting a full beard during qualification and shaving half of it for the final.[9]
On 1 August 2021, he along with Qatari athlete
At the 2022 NBA Celebrity All-Star Game, Tamberi appeared on Dominique Wilkins's team, and made a putback dunk.[15] He was the first high jump champion to appear in the Celebrity Game.[16]
Tamberi won the gold medal at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, besting America's JuVaughn Harrison on a countback after both cleared the same 2.36 metres height.[5]
Tamberi is known for competing with a half shaven face.[17]
Statistics
National records
- High jump outdoor: 2.39 ( Monaco, 15 July 2016) - Current holder.[18]
- High jump indoor: 2.38 ( Hustopeče, 13 February 2016) - Current holder
Progression
Best outdoor World ranking of Tamberi was 2nd in 2016, but he was indoor World leader in 2016 and 2021.[19]
- Outdoor
Year (age) | Performance | Venue | Date | World Ranking |
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2023 (31) | 2.36 m | Budapest | 22 August | 1st[note 1] |
2022 (30) | 2.34 m | Zürich | 7 September | 3th |
2021 (29) | 2.37 m | Tokyo | 1 August | 1st |
2020 (28) | 2.30 m | Ancona | 28 June | 3rd |
2019 (27) | 2.28 m | Rome | 2 October | 23rd |
2018 (26) | 2.33 m | Eberstadt | 26 August | 8th |
2017 (25) | 2.29 m | London | 18 August | 29th |
2016 (24) | 2.39 m | Monaco | 15 July | 2nd |
2015 (23) | 2.37 m | Eberstadt | 2 August | 3rd |
2014 (22) | 2.29 m | Ancona | 27 August | 21st |
2013 (21) | 2,25 m | Milan | 28 July | 52nd |
2012 (20) | 2.31 m | Bressanone
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8 July | 12th |
2011 (19) | 2.25 m | Tallinn | 23 July | 55th |
2010 (18) | 2.14 m | Florence | 6 June | - |
2009 (17) | 2.07 m | Bressanone
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9 July | - |
- Indoor
Year (age) | Performance | Venue | Date | World Ranking |
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2021 (29) | 2.35 m | Ancona | 21 February | 1st |
2020 (28) | 2.31 m | Siena | 29 February | 6th |
2019 (27) | 2.32 m | Ancona | 15 February | 2nd |
2018 (26) | 2.25 m | Hustopeče | 27 January | 35th |
2017 (25) | he did not play the indoor season | |||
2016 (24) | 2.38 m | Hustopeče | 13 February | 1st |
2015 (23) | 2.28 m | Prague | 7 March | 23rd |
2013 (22) | 2.30 m | Banská Bystrica | 6 February | 11th |
2012 (20) | 2.20 m | Banská Bystrica | 8 February | 100th |
Ancona | 8 January | |||
2011 (19) | 2.21 m | Ancona | 13 February | 70th |
2010 (18) | 2.10 m | Ancona | 6 February |
Achievements
Circuit wins and titles
- Diamond League champion: 2021 and 2022.[20]
- Meetings
- 2015
- Diamond League) - London, 2.28 m
- Meeting Eberstadt - Eberstadt, 2.37 m NR
- Weltklasse (Diamond League) - Zürich, 2.23 m (5th)
- 2016
- High Jump Moravia Tour - Hustopeče, 2.38 m NR
- Diamond League) - Rabat, 2.25 m (6th)
- Golden Gala (Diamond League) - Rome, 2.30 m
- Müller Grand Prix (Diamond League) - Birmingham, 2.20 m (8th)
- Herculis (Diamond League) - Monte Carlo, 2.39 m NR
- 2017
- Diamond League) - Paris, NM
- Meeting International Mohammed VI (Diamond League) - Rabat, 2.27 m
- Müller Grand Prix (Diamond League) - Birmingham, 2.20 m (7th)
- Weltklasse (Diamond League) - Zürich, 2.16 m (12th)
- 2018
- Diamond League) - Lausanne, 2.25 m (9th)
- Herculis (Diamond League) - Monte Carlo, 2.27 m (5th) SB
- Memorial van Damme (Diamond League) - Brussels, 2.31 m (3rd)
National titles
Tamberi won the national championships 9 times.[21][22]
- Italian Athletics Championships
- High jump: 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022 (6)
- Italian Indoor Athletics Championships
- High jump: 2016, 2019, 2021 (3)
See also
- Athletes with most medals in high jump history
- List of Italian records in athletics
- Italian all-time top lists - High jump
- Men's high jump Italian record progression
Notes
References
- ^ CONI. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Tamberi e Zanon, ingresso in Fiamme Oro" (in Italian). fidal.it. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Athletics: Tamberi wins Euro high jump gold". ansa.it. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "REPORT: MEN'S HIGH JUMP – IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS PORTLAND 2016". iaafg.org. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ a b McAlister, Sean (22 August 2023). "World Athletics Championships 2023: Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi wins high jump gold". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Athletics: it is the year of Tamberi, he triumphs in Zurich jumping 2.34. First Italian to win the Diamond League". breakinglatest.news. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Jumps success for Tamberi and Kennedy". worldathletics.org. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ "Tensioni, insulti, risultati deludenti: Perché Tamberi ha licenziato il papà-allenatore". 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Le sette curiosità che non sapete su Tamberi, l'ultima speranza azzurra" (in Italian). eurosport.com. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "'Can we have 2?' Barshim, Tamberi share HJ gold". ESPN.com. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "WATCH : "Can we have two golds" Two players share Gold after tie in Olympics". NewsWire. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 news - Mutaz Barshim and Gianmarco Tamberi make shock decision to share high jump gold". Eurosport. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "High jumpers agree to share Olympic gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "This is true sportsmanship". YouTube.
- ^ Helin, Kurt (18 February 2022). "Watch Gianmarco Tamberi with impressive put-back dunk in NBA All-Star Celebrity Game". NBC Sports. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ Baer, Jack (19 February 2022). "Hear us out: Every NBA All-Star Celebrity Game should have a champion high-jumper". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "This Italian High Jumper's Half-Beard Will Fill You With Anxiety". GQ. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- IAAF. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ "Season Top Lists - Senior Outdoor High Jump Men". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Wanda Diamond League Final | Zürich (SUI) | 8th-9th Sept 2021" (PDF). Diamond League. 9 September 2021. p. 5. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2021" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Gianmarco Tamberi - Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
External links
- Gianmarco Tamberi at World Athletics
- Gianmarco Tamberi at Diamond League
- Gianmarco Tamberi at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Gianmarco Tamberi at Olympics.com
- Gianmarco Tamberi at Olympedia
- Gianmarco Tamberi at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)