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      • Alessandro Andrei (born 3 January 1959) is an Italian former shot putter. He was born in Florence.


      Biography


      Andrei threw with his right hand, using the glide technique (at time many elite-level shot putters had switched to the spin/rotation style.) Andrei won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, California. In 1987 he broke the world record three times in the same competition with successive throws of 22.72, 22.84 & 22.91 m (and finishing the sequence with a throw of 22.74 m). He was the first athlete in history to have a shot put series with all 6 throws over 22 meters, an accomplishment that wasn't repeated until 2020 by Ryan Crouser.
      He is married to Agnese Maffeis.


      World record


      Shot put: 22.91 m - Viareggio, 12 August 1987
      Shots series


      Achievements




      National titles


      Andrei won 12 national championships at individual senior level.

      Italian Athletics Championships
      Shot put: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 (8)
      Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
      Shot put: 1985, 1990, 1991, 1992 (4)


      See also


      Shot put all-time top performer
      Men's shot put world record progression
      FIDAL Hall of Fame
      Italian all-time lists - Shot put
      Italy national athletics team - More caps
      List of Italian records in athletics
      List of Italian records in masters athletics


      References




      External links


      Alessandro Andrei at World Athletics
      Alessandro Andrei at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
      Alessandro Andrei at Olympics.com
      Alessandro Andrei at Olympedia
      Alessandro Andrei at the CONI honored athlete website (in Italian)
      Alessandro Andrei at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian)

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