Elena Scarpellini

Elena Scarpellini

Elena Scarpellini in 2010
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1987-01-14) 14 January 1987
Bergamo, [Italy
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Weight 60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country Italy Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Pole vault
Club C.S. Aeronautica Militare
Coached by Emanuel Margesin
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Pole vault: 4.40 (2010)

Elena Scarpellini (born 14 January 1987 in Bergamo) is an Italian pole vaulter. Her best result at international senior level was ninth place at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships.

Like many other pole vaulters, Scarpellini has a background in artistic gymnastics.[1] She has six caps in national team, beginning from 2005.[2] She is a four-time winner at the Italian championships.

She had her best year in 2010: in addition to breaking the national indoor record, she was fourth at the 2010 European Team Championships..[3]

National records

Personal bests

Pole vault outdoor progression
YearPerformanceWorld ranking
2012 4.36 50th
2011 4.20 104th
2010 3.85 n/a

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Italy
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 7th 3.95 m
2005 European Junior Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 3rd 4.15 m
2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China 10th 3.80 m
2007 European U23 Championships Debrecen, Hungary 16th (q) 3.95 m
2009 European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy 13th (q) 4.25 m
Mediterranean Games Pescara, Italy 6th 4.00 m
European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 10th 4.15 m
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 9th 4.35 m
European Championships Barcelona, Spain 22nd (q) 4.05 m
2011 Universiade Shenzhen, China 7th 4.25 m

National championships

See also

References

  1. "Elena Scarpellini" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  2. Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  3. "European Team Championships 2010 - Women's Pole vault". the-sports.org. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  4. "Asta: la Giordano Bruno record a 4.50 m - Scarpellini eguaglia il precedente primato italiano di 4.40m" (in Italian). ansa.it. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  5. "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  6. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 24 June 2012.

External links

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