Paolo Camossi
Camossi in 2018
Personal information
National teamItaly
Born (1974-01-06) 6 January 1974 (age 50)
Gorizia, Italy
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventTriple jumper
ClubG.S. Fiamme Azzurre
Coached byGiancarlo Medesani
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Triple jump: 17.45 m (2000)
  • Long Jump: 8.16 m (1998)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Italy
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Indoor Championships 1 0 0
European Indoor Championships 0 0 1
Mediterranean Games 1 0 0
Military World Games 0 1 0
Total 2 1 1
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Lisbon Triple Jump
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Ghent Triple Jump
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1997 Bari Triple Jump
Military World Games
Silver medal – second place 1999 Zagreb Triple Jump

Paolo Camossi (born 6 January 1974) is an Italian coach and former triple jumper, best known for his gold medal at the 2001 World Indoor Championships.

From September 2015 he is the coach of Marcell Jacobs.[1]

Biography

Paolo Camossi won four medals, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions.[2] He participated at one edition of the Summer Olympics (2000), he has 19 caps in national team from 1995 to 2006.[3] His personal best was 17.45 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Milan. This result places him third on the all-time Italian performers list, behind Fabrizio Donato.[4]

Statistics

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1997 Mediterranean Games Bari, Italy 1st Triple jump 16.63 m
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 7th Long jump 7.98 m
19th Triple jump 16.24 m
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 5th Triple jump 17.29 m
2000 European Indoor Championships Ghent, Belgium 3rd Triple jump 17.05 m NR
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 8th Triple jump 16.96 m
2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 1st Triple jump 17.32 m NR
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 11th Triple jump

National titles

He has won 9 times the individual national championship.[5][6]

Palmares as coach of Marcell Jacobs

The triumph of Marcell Jacobs in the 60 m final at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.

The meeting with Marcell Jacobs takes place in 2015, when Marcell is only 21 years old, from September of that same year he officially becomes his coach.[7]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Performance Notes
2016 Mediterranean U23 Championships Tunisia Tunis 1st Long jump 7.95 m PB
European Championships Netherlands Amsterdam 11th Long jump 7.59 m
2017 European Indoor Championships Serbia Belgrade Qual. Long jump 7.70 m
2018 European Championships Germany Berlin 11th (sf) 100 m 10.28
2019 European Indoor Championships United Kingdom Glasgow Qual. Long jump NM
IAAF World Relays Japan Yokohama Final 4 × 100 m relay DNF
World Championships Qatar Doha 19th (sf) 100 m 10.20
10th (sf) 4 × 100 m relay 38.11 NR
2021 European Indoor Championships Poland Toruń 1st 60 m 6.47 WL, NR
World Relays Poland Chorzów 1st 4×100 m relay 39.21 [8]
Olympic Games Japan Tokyo 1st 100 m 9.80 AR
1st 4×100 m relay 37.50 WL, NR
2022 World Indoor Championships Serbia Belgrade 1st 60 m 6.41 WL, AR
World Championships United States Eugene N/A (sf) 100 m 10.04 DNS
European Championships Germany Munich 1st 100 m 9.95 CR, SB
2023 European Indoor Championships Turkey Istanbul 2nd 60 m 6.50

See also

References

  1. ^ "Olympic champion Jacobs out of Stockholm 100m after 'pain'". france24.com. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  2. ^ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  3. ^ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  4. ^ "Statistics". iaaf.org. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  5. ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  6. ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Marcell Jacobs - Biografia". fidal.it (in Italian). Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Results 4 x 100 Metres Relay Men - Final" (PDF). worldathletics.org. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.

External links

World Indoor Champions in men's triple jump
Mediterranean Games champions in men's triple jump
Italian Athletics Champions in men's triple jump
Italian Athletics Champions in men's indoor triple jump
2000 Italy Olympic Athletics Team
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