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Italian decathlete
Beniamino Poserina
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1970-11-06) 6 November 1970 (age 54)
Monfalcone, Italy
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
EventCombined events
ClubG.S. Fiamme Azzurre
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Decathlon: 8169 (1996)
  • Heptathlon: 5840 (1998)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Mediterranean Games 0 1 0

Beniamino Poserina (born 6 November 1970) is a retired male decathlete from Italy.

Biography

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

  • Decathlon: 8169 points (Italy Formia, 6 October 1996) - Current holder

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
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

He has won 8 times the individual national championship.

  • 5 wins in the decathlon (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002)
  • 3 wins in the heptathlon indoor (1996, 1998, 1999)

See also

References

  1. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  2. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 1 January 2013.

External links

Italian Athletics Champions in men's decathlon
Italian Athletics Champions in men's indoor heptathlon
Till 1979 the championships were of the pentathlon
1996 Italy Olympic Athletics Team
Men's track & road athletes
Men's field athletes
Women's track & road athletes
Women's field athletes
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