Nicola Ciotti (born 5 October 1976 in Rimini) is an Italian high jumper. He is the twin brother of Giulio Ciotti.
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||
| Born | 5 October 1976 Rimini, Italy | ||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||
| Event | High jump | ||||||||
| Club | C.S. Carabinieri | ||||||||
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| Personal best |
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Medal record
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Biography
editHe finished fifth at the 2005 World Championships and sixth at the 2006 European Championships. He also competed at the European Indoor Championships in 2002, 2005, 2007 and 2009, the World Championships in 2003, 2005 and 2007 as well as the 2004 Olympic Games and the 2006 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final.[1]
Ciotti became Italian high jump champion in 2005, triumphing over Giulio Ciotti, Andrea Bettinelli, and Alessandro Talotti in those efforts.[2] He also became indoor champion in 2002, 2005 and 2006.[3]
His personal best jump is 2.30 metres, achieved in July 2003 in Viersen, and then equalled twice since. He has 2.31 metres on the indoor track, achieved in January 2006 in Hustopeče, at the same competition as his brother jumped the same height for his personal best.[1] On 9 February 2011, almost 35, jumping 2.28 at the meeting in Banská Bystrica, gets the minimum for participation in the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Paris.[4]
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 2002 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 24th (q) | 2.17 m |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 29th (q) | 2.20 m |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 13th (q) | 2.23 m |
| 2005 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 10th (q) | 2.27 m |
| Mediterranean Games | Almería, Spain | 4th | 2.21 m | |
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 5th | 2.29 m | |
| 2006 | World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia | 10th (q) | 2.24 m |
| European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 6th | 2.27 m | |
| 2007 | European Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 18th (q) | 2.18 m |
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 16th (q) | 2.26 m | |
| 2009 | European Indoor Championships | Turin, Italy | 10th (q) | 2.27 m |
| 2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 9th (q) | 2.22 m |
National titles
editHe has won 6 times the individual national championship.[5][6]
- 2 wins in High jump (2005, 2009)
- 4 wins in High jump indoor (2002, 2005, 2006, 2011)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Nicola Ciotti at World Athletics
- ^ "Italian Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
- ^ "Italian Indoor Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
- ^ (in Italian) Indoor: 2,28 per Nicola Ciotti Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
- ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
External links
edit- Nicola Ciotti at World Athletics
- Nicola Ciotti at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Nicola Ciotti at Olympedia
