Simone Bianchi

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1973-01-27) 27 January 1973 (age 52) Campiglia Marittima, Italy
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long jump
Club	C.S. Carabinieri
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Long jump: 8.25 m (1998)
Medal record European Cup 1996 Madrid Long jump

Simone Bianchi (born 27 January 1973) is a retired Italian long jumper.

Contents

• Biography
• Achievements
• National titles
• See also
• References
• External links

Biography

He won the Europe Cup 1996 in Madrid achieving his personal best. He was 4 times Italian Champion. He finished fourth at the 1998 European Championships. ^[1]

His personal best jump was 8.25 metres, achieved in June 1996 in Madrid. ^[2] In Italy only Giovanni Evangelisti and Andrew Howe has jumped farther.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Italy
1992	World Junior Championships	Seoul, South Korea	16th (q)	Long jump	7.34 m (wind: -1.8 m/s)
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	13th (q)	Long jump	7.80 m (wind: +0.1 m/s)
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	Qual.	Long jump	7.79 m
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	4th	Long jump	8.02 m

National titles

Simone Bianchi has won 4 times the individual national championship. ^{[3] [4]}

• 3 wins in the long jump (1993, 1996, 1998)
• 1 win in the long jump indoor (1997)

See also

• Italian all-time lists - Long jump

References

External links

• Simone Bianchi at World Athletics
• Simone Bianchi at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
• Simone Bianchi at Olympics.com
• Simone Bianchi at Olympedia