Beniamino Poserina (born 6 November 1970) is a retired male decathlete from Italy.
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| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||
| Born | 6 November 1970 Monfalcone, Italy | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | |||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | |||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||
| Event | Combined events | |||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Azzurre | |||||||||||||
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Biography edit
He competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. A member of Fiamme Azzurre Roma he set his personal best score (8169 points) in the men's decathlon on 6 October 1996 in Formia. That mark has been national record for 26 years.
National records edit
- Decathlon: 8169 points (
Formia, 6 October 1996) - Current holder
Achievements edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 30th | Decathlon | 7013 pt |
| 1997 | Mediterranean Games | Bari, Italy | 2nd | Decathlon | 7991 pt |
| World Championships | Athens, Greece | DNF | Decathlon | — |
National titles edit
He has won 8 times the individual national championship.[1][2]
- 5 wins in the decathlon (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002)
- 3 wins in the heptathlon indoor (1996, 1998, 1999)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
External links edit
- Beniamino Poserina at World Athletics
- Beniamino Poserina at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Beniamino Poserina at Olympedia
