Mattia Furlani (born 7 February 2005)[4] is an Italian high jumper and long jumper. He won gold medals in both events at the 2022 European Under-18 Championships. Furlani holds the European U20 indoor record for the long jump. In May 2023, at age 18, he leapt 8.44 m with wind assistance in the event, a mark better than the world U20 record and the longest in history by an U20 athlete in all conditions. At 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris he was bronze medalist.
 Furlani at Silesia 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 February 2005 Marino, Lazio, Italy[1] |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] |
| Sport | |
| Country | Italy |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | High jump, Long jump |
| Club | Fiamme Oro (2022–)[3] Atletica Studentesca Rieti Andrea Milardi (2020–2021)[1] |
| Coached by | Marcello Furlani[1] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests |
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Medal record | |
Early life and background
editMattia Furlani is a son of the former high jumper Marcello Furlani (personal best of 2.27 m) who is also his coach. He is of Senegalese descent through his mother.[5] His sister Erika (born 1996) is also a high jumper (1.94 m personal best).[1]
Career
editIn 2022, Furlani won two gold medals at the European U18 Championships in Jerusalem, in the high jump and in the long jump.[3]
On 29 January 2023, still 17, he broke the European U20 indoor long jump record with a leap of 7.99 m for second place at the Folksam Grand Prix in Stockholm, Sweden.[6] In March, he competed in the senior long jump contest at the European Indoor Championships in Istanbul, where he did not advance to the final.[7] On 24 May, Furlani soared at 8.44 m in the long jump competition at the Meeting di Savona on home soil. It would have been the world U20 record if the wind had not been just above the legal limit at 2.2 m/s, with his mark being the longest in history by an U20 athlete in all conditions.[8]
In the 2024 Paris Olympics, Furlani jumped 8.34m in his first jump, which was enough to take home the bronze medal.
Achievements
editPersonal bests
edit- High jump – 2.17 m (Brescia 2021)
- High jump indoor – 2.13 m (Ancona 2022)
- Long jump – 8.38 m (Rome 2024) World U20 record
- Long jump indoor – 8.34 m (Ancona 2024) World U20 record[9]
International competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | European U20 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 7th | High jump | 2.15 m |
| 2022 | European U18 Championships | Jerusalem, Israel | 1st | High jump | 2.15 m |
| 1st | Long jump | 8.04 m CR AU18B | |||
| World U20 Championships | Cali, Colombia | 8th | High jump | 2.05 m | |
| 7th | Long jump | 7.76 m | |||
| 2023 | European indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 12th (q) | Long jump | 7.57 m |
| European U20 Championships | Jerusalem, Israel | 1st | Long jump | 8.23 m CR | |
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 18th (q) | Long jump | 7.85 m | |
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 2nd | Long jump | 8.22 m |
| European Championships | Rome, Italy | 2nd | Long jump | 8.38 m PB | |
| Olympic Games | Paris, France | 3rd | Long jump | 8.34 m |
National titles
editFurlani won a national championship at individual senior level.
- Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
- Long jump: 2024
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Mattia Furlani Biografia". fidal.it (in Italian). Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "MATTIA FURLANI - XXXIII Giochi Olimpici Estivi Parigi 2024". coni.it. CONI. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Furlani sempre show: campione europeo dell'alto!". fidal.it (in Italian). 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Mattia FURLANI – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ https://olympics.com/en/news/mattia-furlani-italian-long-jump-teen-sensation--exclusive-spiderman-mourinho
- ^ Broadbent, Chris (30 January 2023). "Weekend roundup | Hodgkinson gets 600m world best, Skrzyszowska starts the season with European Lead". European Athletics. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Atletica, Mattia Furlani eliminato agli Europei Indoor! Esordio difficile, bastava 7.75 per passare". oasport.it. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "18-year-old Furlani flies to wind-assisted 8.44m in Savona". European Athletics. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ "Il volo inesauribile di Mattia Furlani: record mondiale indoor U20 e miglior salto stagionale per il gioiello dell'atletica italiana". olympics.com (in Italian). 17 February 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
External links
edit- Mattia Furlani at World Athletics
- Mattia Furlani at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Mattia Furlani at Olympics.com
- Mattia Furlani at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
- Mattia Furlani at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
