Larissa Iapichino (Italian pronunciation: [laˈrissa japiˈkiːno]; born 18 July 2002) is an Italian long jumper who won silver medal at the 2023 European Indoor Championships.[3]
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| Born | 18 July 2002 Borgo San Lorenzo, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Long jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography edit
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She is the daughter of former pole vaulter Gianni Iapichino and former long jumper Fiona May, who is a two time Olympic silver medalist.[4][5] In 2020 at under-20 level her personal best, 6.80 m, was the 5th best world performance of 2020[6] and 2nd all-time in Italy lists at senior level, 4th all time U20 world wide at first year of category.
Career edit
She started her youth career winning gold medal at the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships. On 20 February 2021, Iapichino long jumped 6.91 m (22 ft 8 in) a World Record Under-20 years.[7][8][9][10]
Statistics edit
World record edit
- Under 20
National records edit
- Senior
- Long jump indoor: 6.97 m -
Istanbul, 5 March 2023
- Under 20
- Long jump: 6.80 m –
Savona, 16 July 2020
Achievements edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Measure | Notes |
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| 2019 | European U20 Championships |  Borås
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1st | Long jump | 6.58 m | |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships |  Toruń
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5th | Long jump | 6.59 m | |
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships |  Belgrade
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10th | Long jump | 6.57 m | NQ |
| 2023 | European Indoor Championships |  Istanbul
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2nd | Long jump | 6.97 m | NR |
National titles edit
Iapichino has won five national championships at individual senior level.[12][13]
- Italian Athletics Championships
- Long jump: 2020, 2021, 2022 (3)
- Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
- Long jump: 2021, 2023 (2)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Thompson-Herah, Asher-Smith and Miller-Uibo clash in Rome 200m". AW. Athletics Weekly. 8 June 2022.
- ^ "Larissa Iapichino sarà allenata dal papà Gianni" (in Italian). fidal.it. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "Larissa Iapichino - Biografia". fidal.it (in Italian). Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ Ramsay, George. "Teenage long jump sensation Larissa Iapichino on the Olympics and matching her mother's record". CNN. CNN. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Larissa Iapichino campionessa d'Europa!". fidal.it. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "U20 OUTDOOR 2019 - LONG JUMP WOMEN". iaaf.org. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ 18-year-old Larissa Lapichino Jumps 6.91m (22-8) to set a new U20 Long Jump Record Watch Athletics
- ^ Larissa Iapichino breaks world U20 indoor long jump record Athletics Weekly
- ^ Iapichino breaks U20 world indoor long jump record with 6.91m leap in Ancona - weekend round-up World Athletics
- ^ "Larissa Iapichino in gara al Meeting internazionale Atl-Etica di San Vendemiano". Giornale Nord Est (in Italian). Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Iapichino 6,91 record del mondo under 20 indoor" (in Italian). fidal.it. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE – 1923/2020" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Dal Molin record italiano 13.27, Jacobs 10.01!" (in Italian). fidal.it. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
External links edit
- Larissa Iapichino at World Athletics
- Larissa Iapichino at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Larissa Iapichino at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
