Giovanni Evangelisti

Giovanni Evangelisti

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	11 September 1961 Rimini, Italy
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Long jumper
Club	G.S. Fiamme Oro
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Long jump: 8.43 m (1987)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 0 1 World Indoor Championships 0 0 3 European Championships 0 0 1 European Indoor Championships 0 1 2 Mediterranean Games 0 0 1 European Cup 1 0 1

Giovanni Evangelisti (born 11 September 1961 in Rimini) is a retired long jumper from Italy. His greatest achievements were the Olympic bronze medal in 1984 and three World Indoor bronze medals. He finished fourth at the 1988 Olympics.

Biography

However, he is best remembered for the 1987 World Championships scandal, as in the long jump final the home officials tampered with the measurement of one of Evangelisti's jumps in an attempt to give him the bronze medal. Though initially successful, the scam was eventually exposed by Sandro Donati^[1] and others. Larry Myricks of the United States was instated as the rightful bronze medalist.^[2][3][4]

He won 11 medals (curiously 9 bronze), at the International athletics competitions.^[5] His personal best jump was 8.43 metres, achieved in San Giovanni Valdarno on 16 May 1987. This stood as the Italian record until 2007, when Andrew Howe jumped 8.47. He has 59 caps in national team from 1982 to 1994.^[6]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Italy
1982	European Indoor Championships	Milan, Italy	3rd	7.83 m
	European Championships	Athens, Greece	6th	7.89 m (wind: +0.7 m/s)
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	18th	7.70 m
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	3rd	8.24 m
1985	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	3rd	7.88 m
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	3rd	7.92 m (wind: +0.2 m/s)
1987	World Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, United States	3rd	8.01 m
	European Indoor Championships	Liévin, France	2nd	8.26 m
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	4th	8.19 m
1988	European Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	3rd	8.00 m
	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	4th	8.08 m w
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	7th	7.93 m (wind: 0.0 m/s)
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	3rd	7.93 m
	European Cup	Frankfurt, Germany	3rd	7.76 m [7]
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	7th	8.01 m [8]
	Mediterranean Games	Athens, Greece	3rd	7.89 m [9]
1993	European Cup	Rome, Italy	1st	8.04 m w [7]
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	13th	7.80 m (wind: -0.8 m/s)

National championships

He has won 9 times the individual national championship.^[10][11]

• 4 wins in the long jump (1981, 1982, 1986, 1992)
• 5 wins in the long jump indoor (1982, 1984, 1987, 1992, 1994)

See also

• Italy national athletics team - More caps
• Italian all-time lists - Long jump

References

1. The Man Who Knows Too Much, Sport Monthly, March 2003, retr from chrisharrisonwriting.com on 2012 10 20
2. Longman, Jere (1995-08-04). "Pedroso's World Mark In Long Jump in Doubt.". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
3. Donati, Sandro (2000-11-16). "Anti-doping: The Fraud Behind the Stage". Retrieved 2009-11-02.
4. Powell, David (2007-08-24). "Top 10 World Championships controversies". London: Times Online. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
5. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
6. Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
7. "EUROPEAN CUP A FINAL AND SUPER LEAGUE (MEN)". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
8. He jumped a better measure (8.03) in qualifying.
9. "Mediterranean Games". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
10. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
11. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 31 December 2012.

External links

• Giovanni Evangelisti profile at IAAF
• Giovanni Evangelisti at Sports Reference