Cristiano Andrei
Personal information
National teamItaly: 12 caps (1997-2006)[1]
Born (1973-05-14) 14 May 1973
Florence, Italy[1]
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight112 kg (247 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventDiscus throw
ClubC.S. Carabinieri
Retired2009[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • Discus throw: 64.49 m (2003)

Cristiano Andrei (born 14 May 1973) is a former Italian discus thrower.[2]

His personal bests, 64.49 m set in 2003, at the end of the 2020 outdoor season is still the 8th best all-time performance of the Italian lists and in that year it was also the 22nd best result in the world top-lists.[3]

Personal life

Nephew of the Olympic shot put champion in Los Angeles 1984, Alessandro Andrei, in 2005 he married the former hammer thrower Ester Balassini.[4]

National titles

Andrei won five national championships at individual senior level.[5][1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010" (PDF) (in Italian). asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Cristiano Andrei - Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  3. "Senior Outdoor 2003 - Discus Throw Men". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  4. "ATLETICA: FIORI D'ARANCIO PER LE FIAMME GIALLE BALASSINI E ANDREI" (in Italian). adnkronos.com. 26 September 2005. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  5. "TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2014" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
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