Paolo Camossi
Paolo Camossi (born 6 January 1974) is an Italian coach and former triple jumper, best known for his gold medal at the 2001 World Indoor Championships.
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| Born | 6 January 1974 Gorizia, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Triple jumper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Azzurre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Giancarlo Medesani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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From September 2015 he is the coach of Marcell Jacobs.[1]
Biography
Paolo Camossi won four medals, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions.[2] He participated at one edition of the Summer Olympics (2000), he has 19 caps in national team from 1995 to 2006.[3] His personal best was 17.45 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Milan. This result places him third on the all-time Italian performers list, behind Fabrizio Donato.[4]
Statistics
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1997 | Mediterranean Games | Bari, Italy | 1st | Triple jump | 16.63 m |
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 7th | Long jump | 7.98 m |
| 19th | Triple jump | 16.24 m | |||
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 5th | Triple jump | 17.29 m |
| 2000 | European Indoor Championships | Ghent, Belgium | 3rd | Triple jump | 17.05 m NR |
| Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 8th | Triple jump | 16.96 m | |
| 2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 1st | Triple jump | 17.32 m NR |
| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 11th | Triple jump |
National titles
He has won 9 times the individual national championship.[5][6]
- 7 wins in the triple jump (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005)
- 2 wins in the triple jump indoor (1996, 2000)
Palmares as coach of Marcell Jacobs
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The meeting with Marcell Jacobs takes place in 2015, when Marcell is only 21 years old, from September of that same year he officially becomes his coach.[7]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Notes |
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| 2016 | Mediterranean U23 Championships | 1st | Long jump | 7.95 m | PB | |
| European Championships | 11th | Long jump | 7.59 m | |||
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Qual. | Long jump | 7.70 m | ||
| 2018 | European Championships | 11th (sf) | 100 m | 10.28 | ||
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Qual. | Long jump | NM | ||
| IAAF World Relays | Final | 4 × 100 m relay | DNF | |||
| World Championships | 19th (sf) | 100 m | 10.20 | |||
| 10th (sf) | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.11 | NR | |||
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | 1st | 60 m | 6.47 | WL, NR | |
| World Relays | 1st | 4×100 m relay | 39.21 | [8] | ||
| Olympic Games | 1st | 100 m | 9.80 | AR | ||
| 1st | 4×100 m relay | 37.50 | WL, NR | |||
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | 1st | 60 m | 6.41 | WL, AR | |
| World Championships | N/A (sf) | 100 m | 10.04 | DNS | ||
| European Championships | 1st | 100 m | 9.95 | CR, SB | ||
| 2023 | European Indoor Championships | 2nd | 60 m | 6.50 |
References
- "Olympic champion Jacobs out of Stockholm 100m after 'pain'". france24.com. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
- "Statistics". iaaf.org. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- "Marcell Jacobs - Biografia". fidal.it (in Italian). Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- "Results 4 x 100 Metres Relay Men - Final" (PDF). worldathletics.org. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
External links
- Paolo Camossi at World Athletics
- Paolo Camossi at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Paolo Camossi at Olympics.com
- Paolo Camossi at Olympedia

