Gianni Frankis (born 16 April 1988) is a British-born Italian athlete specialising in the sprint hurdles.[3] He represented Great Britain at the 2009 World Championships without advancing from the first round. In addition, he won several medals at age-group competitions. He switched allegiance from Great Britain to Italy in 2016[4] but is yet to compete internationally for the new country.

Gianni Frankis
Personal information
Born(1988-04-16)16 April 1988
Rochford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event110 m hurdles
ClubEssex Beagles
Coached byTony Jarrett[2]

His personal bests are 13.54 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (+2.0 m/s, Newham 2013) and 7.67 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Vienna 2013).

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Great Britain
2005 World Youth Championships Marrakech, Morocco 3rd 110 m hurdles (91.4 cm) 13.48
2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China 7th 110 m hurdles 13.71
2007 European Junior Championships Hengelo, Netherlands 3rd 110 m hurdles (99 cm) 13.47
2009 European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 2nd 110 m hurdles 13.57
World Championships Berlin, Germany 36th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.83
2011 Universiade Shenzhen, China 7th 110 m hurdles 13.79
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:08.68
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 17th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.68

References

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  1. ^ "EAA profile". European Athletics. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Power of 10 profile". Power of 10. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  3. ^ Gianni Frankis at World Athletics  
  4. ^ Coldwell, Ben (31 March 2016). "Gianni Frankis hope Italy move opens options". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 25 March 2018.