Mauro Barella is a retired Italian

Italy

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 pole vault

Pole vault

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He was born in Palermo

Palermo

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, and represented the club Fiamme Oro. He finished seventh at the 1982 European Indoor Championships

1982 European Indoor Championships in Athletics

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 in |Milan

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, and in joint twelfth at the 1983 European Indoor Championships

1983 European Indoor Championships in Athletics

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. He won a bronze medal at the 1983 Mediterranean Games

1983 Mediterranean Games

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 with the result 5.10 metres. He finished behind French Patrick Abada

Patrick Abada

Patrick Abada is a retired French pole vaulter and Olympian, having competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. His best vault was one of 5.70 m, made on 26 August 1983, in Brussels. As of August 2001, that mark was the 126th best pole vault of all time...

 and Serge Leveur

Serge Leveur

meilleur saut 5m60 à Surennes 1985 et meeting de paris jean bouin 1986Serge Leveur is a retired French pole vaulter.He won the silver medal at the 1983 Mediterranean Games with the result 5.30 metres. He finished behind countryfellow Patrick Abada.His personal best jump was 5.52 metres, achieved...

, but shared the bronze with countryfellow Viktor Drechsel

Viktor Drechsel

Viktor Drechsel is a retired Italian pole vaulter.He won a bronze medal at the 1983 Mediterranean Games with the result 5.10 metres. He finished behind French Patrick Abada and Serge Leveur, but shared the bronze with countryfellow Mauro Barella.His personal best jump was 5.52 metres, achieved in...

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Barella also competed at the 1984 Olympics Games. In the qualifying round he cleared 5.10, 5.20, 5.30 and 5.35—the latter height in the last attempt—to qualify for the final. In the final he cleared 5.10 in the last attempt, passed 5.20 and cleared 5.30 metres in the last attempt before failing at 5.40. He finished eighth overall.

Barella became Italian champion in 1982, 1984 and 1985. In 1984 he set a championship record of 5.50 metres, which was broken in 1987 when Gianni Stecchi

Gianni Stecchi

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achieved 5.60. Barella also became Italian indoor champion in 1982 and 1984. 5.50 metres from Rome in July 1984 remained his career best.