Silvano Chesani

Silvano Chesani
Chesani in 2015.
Personal information
National teamItaly
Born (1988-07-17) 17 July 1988 (age 36)
Trento, Italy
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHigh jump
ClubG.S. Fiamme Oro
Coached byGiuliano Corradi
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • High jump: 2.33 m (2013)
Medal record
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Prague High jump
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2013 Mersin High jump

Silvano Chesani (born 17 July 1988) is an Italian high jumper.

Biography

In his career he participated in two editions of the World Athletics Championships and won two national championship. In 2012, he jumped 2.31, his personal best, obtaining the qualification standard for 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] In 2007 he was warned after testing positive for Formoterol.[2]

In the indoor sean 2013, at the 2013 Italian Athletics Indoor Championships equals the Italian record in the high jump,[3] 24-year-old was in fact the former was established by Marcello Benvenuti in 1989.[4]

National records

  • High jump indoor: 2.33 (Italy Ancona, 17 February 2013) - Current holder

Progression

Outdoor
Year Performance Venue Date World Ranking
2012 2.22 Italy Brixen 8-7-2012
2011 2.28 Italy Orvieto
Italy Turin		 26-6-2011
22-5-2011		 18th
2010 2.25 Italy Lodi 16-5-2010
2009 2.24 Lithuania Kaunas 18-7-2009
2008 2.12 Italy Formia 24-5-2008
2007 2.21 Netherlands Hengelo 21-7-2007
2006 2.15 Italy Pergine Valsugana 1-9-2006
Indoor
Year Performance Venue Date World Ranking
2013 2.33 Italy Ancona 17-2-2013 5th
2012 2.31 Italy Ancona 26-2-2012 9th
2011 2.22 Italy Dresden 28/01/2011

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Result Event Measure Notes
Representing  Italy
2007 European Junior Championships Netherlands Hengelo 5th High jump 2.21 m
2009 European U23 Championships Lithuania Kaunas 5th High jump 2.24 m
2011 World Championships South Korea Daegu 22nd High jump 2.25 m
2012 World Indoor Championships Turkey Istanbul 15th (q) High jump 2.22 m [5]
2013 European Indoor Championships Sweden Gothenburg Qual. High jump 2.23 m
2015 European Indoor Championships Czech Republic Prague 2nd High jump 2.31 m
2017 European Indoor Championships Serbia Belgrade 6th High jump 2.27 m

National titles

See also

References

  1. ^ "I Qualificati - Olimpiadi Londra 2012" (in Italian). londra2012.coni.it. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Doping Rule Violation - Silvano CHESANI". iaaf.org. IAAF. 17 December 2007. Archived from the original on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Three records in 90 minutes on super Sunday at the Italian Indoor Champs". iaaf.org. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  4. ^ "SILVANO CHESANI NUOVO RECORD ITALIANO DI SALTO IN ALTO!" (in Italian). atletica-100-torri.it. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  5. ^ "IAAF World Indoor Championships - High jump M". iaaf.org. Retrieved 15 April 2012.