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Larissa Iapichino

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Larissa Iapichino
Iapichino in 2022
Personal information
National teamItaly[1]
Born (2002-07-18) 18 July 2002 (age 22)
Borgo San Lorenzo, Italy
Sport
SportAthletics
EventLong jump
Club
Coached by
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Long jump: 6.94 m (2024)
  • Long jump indoor: 6.97 m (2023) NR
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Italy
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Rome Long jump
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Istanbul Long jump
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Long jump
European U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Borås Long jump

Larissa Iapichino (Italian pronunciation: [laˈrissa japiˈkiːno]; born 18 July 2002) is an Italian long jumper who won silver medals at the 2023 European Indoor Championships and 2024 European Athletics Outdoor Championships.[3]

Biography

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Larissa at Belgrade 2022.

She is the daughter of former pole vaulter Gianni Iapichino and former long jumper Fiona May, who was 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

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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

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World record

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Under 20
  • Long jump: 6.91 mItaly Ancona, 20 February 2021[11]

National records

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Senior
  • Long jump indoor: 6.97 m - Turkey Istanbul, 5 March 2023
Under 20
  • Long jump: 6.80 mItaly Savona, 16 July 2020

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Measure Notes
2018 European U18 Championships Hungary Győr 7th Long jump 6.12 m
2019 European U20 Championships Sweden Borås 1st Long jump 6.58 m
2021 European Indoor Championships Poland Toruń 5th Long jump 6.59 m [a]
2022 World Indoor Championships Serbia Belgrade 10th Long jump 6.57 m
World Championships United States Eugene 14th Long jump 6.60 m
European Championships Germany Munich 5th Long jump 6.62 m [b]
2023 European Indoor Championships Turkey Istanbul 2nd Long jump 6.97 m NR
European Team Championships Poland Chorzów 3rd Long jump 6.66 m
European U23 Championships Finland Espoo 3rd Long jump 6.93 m
World Championships Hungary Budapest 5th Long jump 6.82 m
2024 World Indoor Championships United Kingdom Glasgow 7th Long jump 6.69 m
European Championships Italy Rome 2nd Long jump 6.94 m SB
Olympic Games FranceParis 4th Long jump 6,87

National titles

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Iapichino has won six national italian championships at individual senior level.[12][13]

Notes

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  1. ^ She jumped 6.70 m in qualification.
  2. ^ She jumped 6.63 m in qualification.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Thompson-Herah, Asher-Smith and Miller-Uibo clash in Rome 200m". AW. Athletics Weekly. 8 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Larissa Iapichino sarà allenata dal papà Gianni" (in Italian). fidal.it. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Larissa Iapichino - Biografia". fidal.it (in Italian). Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  4. ^ Ramsay, George. "Teenage long jump sensation Larissa Iapichino on the Olympics and matching her mother's record". CNN. CNN. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Larissa Iapichino campionessa d'Europa!". fidal.it. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  6. ^ "U20 OUTDOOR 2019 - LONG JUMP WOMEN". iaaf.org. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  7. ^ 18-year-old Larissa Lapichino Jumps 6.91m (22-8) to set a new U20 Long Jump Record Watch Athletics
  8. ^ Larissa Iapichino breaks world U20 indoor long jump record Athletics Weekly
  9. ^ Iapichino breaks U20 world indoor long jump record with 6.91m leap in Ancona - weekend round-up World Athletics
  10. ^ "Larissa Iapichino in gara al Meeting internazionale Atl-Etica di San Vendemiano". Giornale Nord Est (in Italian). Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Iapichino 6,91 record del mondo under 20 indoor" (in Italian). fidal.it. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  12. ^ "TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE – 1923/2020" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Dal Molin record italiano 13.27, Jacobs 10.01!" (in Italian). fidal.it. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
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