Mauro Barella

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Mauro Barella
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1956-12-12) December 12, 1956 (age 67)
Palermo, Italy
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight70 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Country Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Sport Athletics
Event Pole vault
Club G.S. Fiamme Oro
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • Pole vault: 5.50 m (1984)

Mauro Barella (born 12 December 1956) is a retired Italian pole vaulter.

He was born in Palermo, and represented the club Fiamme Oro. He finished seventh at the 1982 European Indoor Championships in |Milan, [1] and in joint twelfth at the 1983 European Indoor Championships. [2] He won a bronze medal at the 1983 Mediterranean Games with the result 5.10 metres. He finished behind French Patrick Abada and Serge Leveur, but shared the bronze with countryfellow Viktor Drechsel. [3]

Barella also competed at the 1984 Olympic Games. In the qualifying round he cleared 5.10, 5.20, 5.30 and 5.35—the latter height in the last attempt—to qualify for the final. In the final he cleared 5.10 in the last attempt, passed 5.20 and cleared 5.30 metres in the last attempt before failing at 5.40. He finished eighth overall.

Barella became Italian champion in 1982, 1984 and 1985. In 1984 he set a championship record of 5.50 metres, which was broken in 1985 when Viktor Drechsel achieved 5.52. [4] Barella also became Italian indoor champion in 1982 and 1984. [5] 5.50 metres from Rome in July 1984 remained his career best. [6]

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References

  1. "1982 European Indoor Championships, men's pole vault final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 26 February 2009.
  2. "1983 European Indoor Championships, men's pole vault final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 26 February 2009.
  3. "Mediterranean Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  4. "Italian Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  5. "Italian Indoor Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  6. World men's all-time best pole vault (last updated 2001)