Gianmarco Tamberi
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Born | Civitanova Marche, Italy | 1 June 1992|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Event | High jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gianmarco Tamberi (Italian pronunciation: [dʒamˈmarko tamˈbɛːri]; born 1 June 1992) is an Italian high jumper, previous Olympic champion (2020), European outdoor champion (2024) and World outdoor champion (2023).[3][4]
He won the 2021 Diamond League crown, becoming the first ever Italian to do so,[5] and repeated this in 2022[6] and 2024.[7]
Career
[edit]Until 2022 Tamberi was coached by his father, Marco Tamberi, who held the indoor Italian record in 1983 with a height of 2.28 m.[8]
In 2015, Tamberi broke the Italian high jump record twice—first with a jump of 2.34 m in Cologne, and second with a 2.37 m in Eberstadt, where he was second behind Derek Drouin. He later finished 8th at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing with a clearance of 2.25 m.
During winter 2016, Tamberi won every contest he participated at. He won in Banská Bystrica with 2.35 m, a new Italian indoor record, equalled by Marco Fassinotti in the same event. He won in Třinec after clearing 2.33 m. At the 2016 High Jump Moravia Tour, he recorded a jump of 2.38 m, enough to beat Chris Baker of Great Britain and Kyriakos Ioannou of Cyprus, and which gave him the Italian indoor high jump record. He won a gold medal at the World Indoor Championships in Portland in March 2016 with a jump of 2.36 m.
Tamberi was unable to compete at the 2016 Olympics due to an injury earlier in the season.
At major competitions, he is known for sporting a full beard during qualification and shaving half of it for the final.[9][10]
On 1 August 2021, he and Qatari athlete Mutaz Essa Barshim were declared tied winners of the men's high jump at the 2020 Summer Olympics after both had cleared 2.37m.[11] Tamberi and Barshim shared the gold medal in a rare instance in Olympic history of athletes of different nations agreeing to share the same medal.[12][13] After the failed jumps Barshim asked the referee "Can we have two golds?" and when hearing the answer was yes, embraced Tamberi saying "History, my friend".[14][15]
At the 2022 NBA Celebrity All-Star Game, Tamberi appeared on Dominique Wilkins's team, and made a putback dunk.[16] He was the first high jump champion to appear in the Celebrity Game.[17]
Tamberi won the gold medal at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, besting America's JuVaughn Harrison on a countback after both cleared the same 2.36 metre height.[4]
On 13 June 2024, Tamberi and Olympic fencer Arianna Errigo received the tricolor flag from the president of Italy, Sergio Mattarella, for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.[18] He received media attention after accidentally losing his wedding ring in the River Seine during the opening ceremony of the 2024 games.[19]
Statistics
[edit]National records
[edit]- High jump outdoor: 2.39 ( Monaco, 15 July 2016) – Current holder.[20]
- High jump indoor: 2.38 ( Hustopeče, 13 February 2016) – Current holder
Progression
[edit]Best outdoor World ranking of Tamberi was 2nd in 2016, but he was indoor World leader in 2016 and 2021.[21]
- Outdoor
Year (age) | Performance | Venue | Date | World Ranking |
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2024 (32) | 2.37 m | Rome | 11 June | 1st[note 1] |
2023 (31) | 2.36 m | Budapest | 22 August | 2nd |
2022 (30) | 2.34 m | Zürich | 7 September | 3th |
2021 (29) | 2.37 m | Tokyo | 1 August | 1st |
2020 (28) | 2.30 m | Ancona | 28 June | 3rd |
2019 (27) | 2.28 m | Rome | 2 October | 23rd |
2018 (26) | 2.33 m | Eberstadt | 26 August | 8th |
2017 (25) | 2.29 m | London | 18 August | 29th |
2016 (24) | 2.39 m | Monaco | 15 July | 2nd |
2015 (23) | 2.37 m | Eberstadt | 2 August | 3rd |
2014 (22) | 2.29 m | Ancona | 27 August | 21st |
2013 (21) | 2,25 m | Milan | 28 July | 52nd |
2012 (20) | 2.31 m | Bressanone | 8 July | 12th |
2011 (19) | 2.25 m | Tallinn | 23 July | 55th |
2010 (18) | 2.14 m | Florence | 6 June | – |
2009 (17) | 2.07 m | Bressanone | 9 July | – |
- Indoor
Year (age) | Performance | Venue | Date | World Ranking |
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2021 (29) | 2.35 m | Ancona | 21 February | 1st |
2020 (28) | 2.31 m | Siena | 29 February | 6th |
2019 (27) | 2.32 m | Ancona | 15 February | 2nd |
2018 (26) | 2.25 m | Hustopeče | 27 January | 35th |
2017 (25) | he did not play the indoor season | |||
2016 (24) | 2.38 m | Hustopeče | 13 February | 1st |
2015 (23) | 2.28 m | Prague | 7 March | 23rd |
2013 (22) | 2.30 m | Banská Bystrica | 6 February | 11th |
2012 (20) | 2.20 m | Banská Bystrica | 8 February | 100th |
Ancona | 8 January | |||
2011 (19) | 2.21 m | Ancona | 13 February | 70th |
2010 (18) | 2.10 m | Ancona | 6 February |
Achievements
[edit]Circuit wins and titles
[edit]- Diamond League champion: 2021,2022 and 2024.[22]
- Meetings
- 2015
- London Grand Prix (Diamond League) – London, 2.28 m
- Meeting Eberstadt – Eberstadt, 2.37 m NR
- Weltklasse (Diamond League) – Zürich, 2.23 m (5th)
- 2016
- High Jump Moravia Tour – Hustopeče, 2.38 m NR
- Meeting International Mohammed VI (Diamond League) – Rabat, 2.25 m (6th)
- Golden Gala (Diamond League) – Rome, 2.30 m
- Müller Grand Prix (Diamond League) – Birmingham, 2.20 m (8th)
- Herculis (Diamond League) – Monte Carlo, 2.39 m NR
- 2017
- Meeting de Paris (Diamond League) – Paris, NM
- Meeting International Mohammed VI (Diamond League) – Rabat, 2.27 m
- Müller Grand Prix (Diamond League) – Birmingham, 2.20 m (7th)
- Weltklasse (Diamond League) – Zürich, 2.16 m (12th)
- 2018
- Athletissima (Diamond League) – Lausanne, 2.25 m (9th)
- Herculis (Diamond League) – Monte Carlo, 2.27 m (5th) SB
- Eberstadt Internationales Hochsprung-Meeting – Eberstadt, 2.33 m (2nd) SB
- Memorial van Damme (Diamond League) – Brussels, 2.31 m (3rd)
National titles
[edit]Tamberi won the national championships 9 times.[23][24]
- Italian Athletics Championships
- High jump: 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022 (6)
- Italian Indoor Athletics Championships
- High jump: 2016, 2019, 2021 (3)
See also
[edit]- Athletes with most medals in high jump history
- List of Italian records in athletics
- Italian all-time top lists – High jump
- Men's high jump Italian record progression
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Olimpiadi Tokyo 2020 – Italia Team – GIANMARCO TAMBERI". coni.it. CONI. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Tamberi e Zanon, ingresso in Fiamme Oro". fidal.it (in Italian). 15 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "REPORT: MEN'S HIGH JUMP – IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS PORTLAND 2016". iaafg.org. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ a b McAlister, Sean (22 August 2023). "World Athletics Championships 2023: Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi wins high jump gold". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Athletics: it is the year of Tamberi, he triumphs in Zurich jumping 2.34. First Italian to win the Diamond League". breakinglatest.news. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Jumps success for Tamberi and Kennedy". worldathletics.org. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ "Diamond League Final 2024: Faith Kipyegon and Femke Bol retain Diamond Trophies as Gianmarco Tamberi soars in Brussels". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Tensioni, insulti, risultati deludenti: Perché Tamberi ha licenziato il papà-allenatore". corriere.it (in Italian). 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Le sette curiosità che non sapete su Tamberi, l'ultima speranza azzurra". eurosport.com (in Italian). Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "This Italian High Jumper's Half-Beard Will Fill You With Anxiety". GQ. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "'Can we have 2?' Barshim, Tamberi share HJ gold". ESPN.com. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "WATCH : "Can we have two golds" Two players share Gold after tie in Olympics". NewsWire. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 news – Mutaz Barshim and Gianmarco Tamberi make shock decision to share high jump gold". Eurosport. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "High jumpers agree to share Olympic gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "This is true sportsmanship". YouTube.
- ^ Helin, Kurt (18 February 2022). "Watch Gianmarco Tamberi with impressive put-back dunk in NBA All-Star Celebrity Game". NBC Sports. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ Baer, Jack (19 February 2022). "Hear us out: Every NBA All-Star Celebrity Game should have a champion high-jumper". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Fencer Errigo flag bearer at Paris 2024". MSN.com. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Paris Olympics: Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi sorry to wife over lost wedding ring". bbc.com. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "TAMBERI FOLLOWS RECORD HIGH WITH HEART-BREAKING LOW IN MONACO". IAAF. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ "Season Top Lists – Senior Outdoor High Jump Men". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Wanda Diamond League Final | Zürich (SUI) | 8th–9 Sep 2021" (PDF). Diamond League. 9 September 2021. p. 5. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906–2021" (PDF). sportolimpico.it (in Italian). 1 January 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Gianmarco Tamberi – Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
External links
[edit]- Gianmarco Tamberi at World Athletics
- Gianmarco Tamberi at Diamond League
- Gianmarco Tamberi at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Gianmarco Tamberi at Olympics.com
- Gianmarco Tamberi at Olympedia
- Gianmarco Tamberi at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
- Gianmarco Tamberi at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Gianmarco Tamberi – CONI – Paris 2024 (in Italian)
- 1992 births
- Living people
- People from Civitanova Marche
- Sportspeople from the Province of Macerata
- Italian male high jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Italy
- Athletics competitors of Fiamme Gialle
- Athletics competitors of Fiamme Oro
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
- European Athletics Championships winners
- World Athletics Indoor Championships winners
- European Athletics Indoor Championships winners
- Italian Athletics Championships winners
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic gold medalists for Italy
- Diamond League winners
- World Athletics Championships winners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games
- European Games gold medalists for Italy
- European Games medalists in athletics
- 21st-century Italian sportsmen
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics