Giulio Ciotti
Encyclopedia
Giulio Ciotti is an Italian
high jump
er. He is the twin brother of Nicola Ciotti
.
, finished seventh at the 2006 World Indoor Championships
and tenth at the 2006 European Championships. He also competed at the 2002 European Championships
, but without reaching the final.
Ciotti became Italian high jump champion in 2001, 2002 and 2006, rivalling with Nicola Ciotti, Andrea Bettinelli
and Alessandro Talotti
. He also became indoor champion in 1999 and 2001.
His personal best jump is 2.31 metres, achieved in July 2006 in Viersen
and equalled in July 2009 in Formia
.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
high jump
High jump
The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....
er. He is the twin brother of Nicola Ciotti
Nicola Ciotti
Nicola Ciotti is an Italian high jumper. He is the twin brother of Giulio Ciotti.He finished fifth at the 2005 World Championships and sixth at the 2006 European Championships...
.
Career
He won the silver medal from the 2001 Mediterranean GamesAthletics at the 2001 Mediterranean Games
At the 2001 Mediterranean Games, the athletics events were held in Tunis and Radès in Tunisia from 11 to 14 September 2001. Italy topped the medal table with 9 gold medals and 30 medals in total, shortly followed by France which also had 9 golds but 23 medals overall. Greece had the next greatest...
, finished seventh at the 2006 World Indoor Championships
2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 11th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations was held in Moscow from March 10 to March 12, 2006 in the Olimpiyski Sport arena....
and tenth at the 2006 European Championships. He also competed at the 2002 European Championships
2002 European Championships in Athletics
The 18th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 August to 11 August 2002 in the Olympic Stadium of Munich, Germany.-Track:1994 |1998 |2002 |2006 |2010 |...
, but without reaching the final.
Ciotti became Italian high jump champion in 2001, 2002 and 2006, rivalling with Nicola Ciotti, Andrea Bettinelli
Andrea Bettinelli
Andrea Bettinelli is an Italian high jumper.He was born in Bergamo. He finished ninth at the 2002 European Championships, sixth at the 2005 European Indoor Championships, eleventh at the 2006 European Championships and fifth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships...
and Alessandro Talotti
Alessandro Talotti
Alessandro Talotti is an Italian high jumper.Talotti was born in Udine.He finished fourth at the 2002 European Championships in Athletics and twelfth at the 2004 Olympic Games. He also competed at the 2003 World Championships, the 2005 European Indoor Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games...
. He also became indoor champion in 1999 and 2001.
His personal best jump is 2.31 metres, achieved in July 2006 in Viersen
Viersen
Viersen is the capital of the district of Viersen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.-Geography:Viersen is situated approximately 8 km north-west of Mönchengladbach, 15 km south-west of Krefeld and 20 km east of Venlo ....
and equalled in July 2009 in Formia
Formia
Formia is a city and comune in the province of Latina, on the Mediterranean coast of Lazio . It is located halfway between Rome and Naples, and lies on the Roman-era Appian Way.-History:...
.