Valentina Uccheddu (born 26 October 1966 in Oristano) is a retired Italian long jumper.
Personal information | |||||||||
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Nationality | Italian | ||||||||
Born | Oristano, Italy | October 26, 1966||||||||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||
Weight | 45 kg (99 lb) | ||||||||
Sport | |||||||||
Country | Italy | ||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||
Event | Long jump | ||||||||
Club | Atletica oristano | ||||||||
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Personal bests |
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Medal record
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She briefly held the Italian record with 6.80 metres from Sestriere in 1994, but the same year Fiona May became an Italian citizen. May would later improve the Italian record to 7.11 m.
International competitions edit
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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Representing Italy | |||||
1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 9th | 6.58 m (wind: -0.4 m/s) | |
1991 | World Indoor Championships | Seville, Spain | 7th | 6.58 m | |
Mediterranean Games | Athens, Greece | 2nd | 6.52 m | ||
1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 12th | 6.38 m | |
1994 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 4th | 6.69 m | |
European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 13th (q) | 6.37 m (wind: -0.1 m/s) | ||
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 5th | 6.76 m |
National titles edit
Valentina Uccheddu has won six times individually at the national championships.[1][2]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANE SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1923 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 7 November 2012.