12/12/69 - Slough
1.81 tall. 7.02 (96) & 7.23Aw (95)
& 7.12w (96), 11.88w 100 (89), 1.72 HJ (83). 1st 87 Eur Jnr,
1st 88 W Jnr, 6th 88 Oly, 3rd 89 Eur Cup, 3rd 90 Comm, 7th 90
Eur, 3rd 91 Eur Cup, 2nd 91 WSG, dnq 91 World & 92 Oly
(injured), 3rd 93 Eur Cup, dnq 93 World, 3rd 94 Eur (representing
Italy for first time in a championship), 2nd 95 Eur Cup, 1st 95
World, 2nd 96 Oly. Became Italy’s first female world
champion in track & field. Married to US-born Italian PV
record holder (5.70) Gianni Iapachino (also 8.00w LJ) |
