Nicola Ciotti

Nicola Ciotti (born 5 October 1976 in Rimini) is an Italian high jumper. He is the twin brother of Giulio Ciotti.

Nicola Ciotti
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1976-10-05) 5 October 1976
Rimini, Italy
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)High jump
ClubC.S. Carabinieri
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • High jump: 2.31 m (2006)
Medal record
European Cup
Silver medal – second place2005 FlorenceHigh jump

Biography

He 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 Banska Bystrica, gets the minimum for participation in the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Paris.[4]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
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

He 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

References
  1. Nicola Ciotti at World Athletics
  2. "Italian Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
  3. "Italian Indoor Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
  4. (in Italian) Indoor: 2,28 per Nicola Ciotti Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  6. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
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