Mattia Furlani (born 7 February 2005)[3] is an Italian high jumper and long jumper. He won gold medals in both events at the 2022 European Under-18 Championships. Furlani holds the European U20 indoor record for the long jump. In May 2023, at age 18, he leapt 8.44 m with wind assistance in the event, a mark better than the world U20 record and the longest in history by an U20 athlete in all conditions.
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| Born | 7 February 2005 Marino, Italy[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | High jump, Long jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fiamme Oro (2022–)[2] Atletica Studentesca Rieti Andrea Milardi (2020–2021)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Marcello Furlani[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Early life and background edit
Mattia Furlani is a son of the former high jumper Marcello Furlani (personal best of 2.27 m) who is also his coach. His sister Erika (born 1996) is also a high jumper (1.94 m personal best).[1]
Career edit
In 2022, Furlani won two gold medals at the European U18 Championships in Jerusalem, in the high jump and in the long jump.[2]
On 29 January 2023, still 17, he broke the European U20 indoor long jump record with a leap of 7.99 m for second place at the Folksam Grand Prix in Stockholm, Sweden.[4] In March, he competed in the senior long jump contest at the European Indoor Championships in Istanbul, where he did not advance to the final.[5] On 24 May, Furlani soared at 8.44 m in the long jump competition at the Meeting di Savona on home soil. It would have been the world U20 record if the wind had not been just above the legal limit at 2.2 m/s, with his mark being the longest in history by an U20 athlete in all conditions.[6]
Achievements edit
Personal bests edit
- High jump – 2.17 m (Brescia 2021)
- High jump indoor – 2.13 m (Ancona 2022)
- Long jump – 8.04 m (Jerusalem 2022) NU18R
- Long jump indoor – 7.99 m (Stockholm 2023) European U20 record[7]
International competitions edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result |
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| 2021 | European U20 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 7th | High jump | 2.15 m |
| 2022 | European U18 Championships | Jerusalem, Israel | 1st | High jump | 2.15 m |
| 1st | Long jump | 8.04 m CR AU18B | |||
| World U20 Championships | Cali, Colombia | 8th | High jump | 2.05 m | |
| 7th | Long jump | 7.76 m | |||
| 2023 | European indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 12th (q) | Long jump | 7.57 m |
| European U20 Championships | Jerusalem, Israel | 1st | Long jump | 8.23 m CR | |
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 18th (q) | Long jump | 7.85 m | |
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 2nd | Long jump | 8.22 m |
National titles edit
Furlani won a national championship at individual senior level.
- Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
- Long jump: 2024
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Mattia Furlani Biografia". fidal.it (in Italian). Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Furlani sempre show: campione europeo dell'alto!". fidal.it (in Italian). 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Mattia FURLANI – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ Broadbent, Chris (30 January 2023). "Weekend roundup | Hodgkinson gets 600m world best, Skrzyszowska starts the season with European Lead". European Athletics. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Atletica, Mattia Furlani eliminato agli Europei Indoor! Esordio difficile, bastava 7.75 per passare". oasport.it. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "18-year-old Furlani flies to wind-assisted 8.44m in Savona". European Athletics. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ "Perché Mattia Furlani ha realizzato il record europeo di salto in lungo U20…con qualche giorno di ritardo!". oasport.it. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
External links edit
- Mattia Furlani at World Athletics
- Mattia Furlani at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
