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Alessandro Andrei (born 3 January 1959) is an Italian former shot putter. He was born in Florence.

Alessandro Andrei

Andrei in a competition in Italy in 1980s
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	3 January 1959 (1959-01-03) (age 63) Florence, Italy
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	118 kg (260 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Shot put
Club	G.S. Fiamme Oro
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	22.91 m (1987)
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing Italy Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles Shot Put World Championships 1987 Rome Shot Put European Indoor Championships 1984 Gothenburg Shot Put Mediterranean Games 1991 Athens Shot Put 1997 Bari Shot Put 1983 Casablanca Shot Put 1993 Languedoc-Roussillon Shot Put Universiade 1985 Kobe Shot put

Biography

Andrei threw with his right hand, using the glide technique (at time many elite-level shot putters had switched to the spin/rotation style.) Andrei won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, California. In 1987 he broke the world record three times in the same competition with successive throws of 22.72, 22.84 & 22.91 m (and finishing the sequence with a throw of 22.74 m). He was the first athlete in history to have a shot put series with all 6 throws over 22 meters, an accomplishment that wasn't repeated until 2020 by Ryan Crouser.[1]

He is married to Agnese Maffeis.[2]

World record

• Shot put: 22.91 m - Viareggio, 12 August 1987[3] (currently the Italian record)

Shots series[4]

1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
22.19	22.37	22.72	22.84	22.91	22.74

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Measure	Notes
1983	Mediterranean Games	Casablanca	2nd	Shot put	19.61 m
	World Championships	Helsinki	5th	Shot put	20.07 m
1984	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg	3rd	Shot put	20.32 m
	Olympic Games	Los Angeles	1st	Shot put	21.26 m
1985	Universiade	Kobe	2nd	Shot put	20.85 m
1987	World Championships	Rome	2nd	Shot put	21.88 m	[5]
1991	Mediterranean Games	Athens	1st	Shot put	19.38 m
1993	Mediterranean Games	Languedoc-Roussillon	2nd	Shot put	19.37 m
1997	Mediterranean Games	Bari	1st	Shot put	19.54 m

See also

• Shot put all-time top performer
• Men's shot put world record progression
• FIDAL Hall of Fame
• Italian all-time lists - Shot put
• Italy national athletics team - More caps
• List of Italian records in athletics
• List of Italian records in masters athletics

References

External links

• Alessandro Andrei at World Athletics
• Alessandro Andrei at Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
• Alessandro Andrei at Olympics.com
• Alessandro Andrei at Olympedia
• Alessandro Andrei at CONI honoured athlete website (in Italian)
• Alessandro Andrei at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian)

Records
Preceded by Udo Beyer	Men's Shot Put World Record Holder 12 August 1987 – 22 May 1988	Succeeded by Ulf Timmermann

На других языках

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- [en] Alessandro Andrei

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[fr] Alessandro Andrei

Alessandro Andrei (né le 3 janvier 1959 à Florence) est un lanceur de poids italien, champion olympique et vice-champion du monde de la discipline au-milieu des années 1980.

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[it] Alessandro Andrei

Alessandro Andrei (Firenze, 3 gennaio 1959) è un ex pesista italiano, vincitore della medaglia d'oro ai Giochi olimpici di Los Angeles 1984.

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[ru] Андреи, Алессандро

Алессандро Андреи (итал. Alessandro Andrei, род. 3 января 1959 года, Флоренция, Италия) — итальянский толкатель ядра, чемпион Олимпийских игр 1984 года в Лос-Анджелесе. В 1987 году трижды улучшил мировой рекорд в этой дисциплине (22,72; 22,84 и 22,91 м).

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