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Di Martino in a G.S. Fiamme Gialle jersey.
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Personal information
Born (1978-06-01) 1 June 1978 (age 47)
Cava de' Tirreni, Italy
Height 1.69 m
Weight 57 kg
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) High jump
Club G.S. Fiamme Gialle
Retired 2012
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • High jump: 2.04 m (2011)
  • Heptathlon: 5542 (2001)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 0 1 2
World Indoor Championships 0 1 0
European Indoor Championships 1 1 0
Mediterranean Games 1 0 0
European Cup (Super League) 1 1 1
World Championships
Silver 2007 Osaka High jump
Bronze 2009 Berlin High jump
Bronze 2011 Daegu High jump
World Indoor Championships
Silver 2012 Istanbul High jump
European Indoor Championships
Gold 2011 Paris High jump
Silver 2007 Birmingham High jump
European Cup
Gold 2010 Bergen High jump
Silver 2008 Annecy High jump
Bronze 2009 Leiria High jump
Mediterranean Games
Gold 2009 Pescara High jump

Antonietta Di Martino, born on June 1, 1978, is a famous Italian high jumper. She is now retired from the sport. She holds the Italian national records for women's high jump. Her best outdoor jump was 2.03 meters, and her best indoor jump was 2.04 meters.

Antonietta also holds a special record for jumping very high compared to her own height. She jumped 0.35 meters higher than her 1.69-meter height!

Her first big international win was a silver medal. This happened at the European Indoor Championships in Birmingham in 2007. Later that year, she won another silver medal at the World Championships in Osaka. After the Olympics in Beijing, she won her first gold medal. This was at the European Indoor Championships in Paris in 2011. She also won a bronze medal at the World Championships in Daegu that same year. In 2012, she earned another silver medal at the World Indoor Championships.

Biography

Starting Out in Athletics (1990–2001)

Antonietta Di Martino was born in Cava de' Tirreni, Italy. She started her athletics journey when she was 12 years old. This was at the Youth Games, where her talent first shone. Interestingly, high jump was not her first sport. For many years, she practiced the javelin throw. She also tried out many other sports. She joined the national team for heptathlon in 2001. This was for the European Cup event.

Early Successes (2001–2006)

Antonietta's amazing high jump skills were first noticed in July 2001. This was during the Italian Championship in Catania. Her jump improved her personal best from 1.93 meters to 1.98 meters. This jump matched the record of another great Italian high jumper, Antonella Bevilacqua.

One month later, she reached the world finals. She finished twelfth at the World Championships in Edmonton. In 2006, she placed fifth at the World Indoor Championships in Moscow. She also finished tenth at the European Championships in Gothenburg.

A Golden Year: 2007

In February 2007, Antonietta jumped 2.00 meters in Banská Bystrica. This jump broke the Italian indoor record of 1.98 meters, which was held by Sara Simeoni. She then won a silver medal at the 2007 European Indoor Championships. There, she jumped 1.96 meters.

Di Martino also won a silver medal at the 2007 World Championships. She jumped 2.03 meters at that event. Her 2008 season was not as good. She finished tenth at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She ended the year with a serious toe injury. This injury made her think about quitting the sport.

Her Comeback (2009–2012)

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Di Martino in action at ISTAF (2010)

In September 2009, Antonietta got a new coach. This helped her get back into great shape. She won the Italian Indoor Championships. However, she got sick and could not compete in the 2009 European Indoor Championships. She then won a bronze medal at the 2009 European Team Championships. Soon after, she beat Blanka Vlašić to win the Golden Gala meeting. She jumped 2.00 meters in Rome.

She jumped 1.99 meters at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. This earned her a fourth-place finish. She ended the year with a bronze medal at the final World Athletics Final.

Antonietta Di Martino won the gold medal at the 2010 European Team Championships. But she did not make it past the first round at the 2010 European Athletics Championships. She bounced back at the start of the 2011 season. She set a new Italian indoor record of 2.04 meters in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia. She continued her great performance in March. She won the European Indoor Championship in Paris with a jump of 2.01 meters.

Records and Special Achievements

Her personal best outdoor jump is 2.03 meters. She achieved this on June 24, 2007, in Milan. This jump broke her own Italian record of 2.02 meters. Her best indoor jump was 2.04 meters. This happened at an indoor high jump event in Slovakia on February 9, 2011. This was a new national record.

Antonietta is only 1.69 meters tall. Her 2.04-meter jump is an unofficial world record. It is the highest jump ever recorded over a woman's own height (by 35 centimeters!). Di Martino also used to compete in the heptathlon. Her personal best in that event was 5542 points in 2001.

Missing the 2012 Summer Olympics

Antonietta Di Martino hurt her knee in April 2012. This was just four months before the Olympic Games. She had to stop training for a while. The National Athletics Federation (FIDAL) first thought her injury was not too serious. They said she would need three weeks of recovery.

However, less than a month before the Olympics, they found out the injury was much worse. She needed surgery, which meant she could not compete in London. Her knee surgery happened just a few days before the high jump event at the Olympics.

National Records

Antonietta Di Martino holds two important national records for Italy:

  • High jump outdoor: 2.03 m (Italy Milan, June 24, 2007 and Japan Osaka, September 2, 2007) - She still holds this record.
  • High jump indoor: 2.04 m (Slovakia Banská Bystrica, February 9, 2009) - She still holds this record.

Achievements

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Di Martino celebrates her silver medal at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka
2012 IAAF World Indoor by Mardetanha3186
The podium of 2012 World Indoor Championships in Istanbul

Antonietta Di Martino made 12 jumps over 2.00 meters in her career. These are marked in bold in the table below.

Year Competition Venue Position Event Measure Note
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 12th High jump 1,85 m
2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 5th High jump 1,96 m
European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 10th High jump 1,92 m
2007 European Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 2nd High jump 1,96 m
World Championships Osaka, Japan 2nd High jump 2,03 m Sport records icon NR.svg
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 10th High jump 1,93 m
European Cup Annecy, France 2nd High jump 1,95 m
Olympic Games Beijing, China 7th High jump 1.93 m
2009 European Team Championships Leiria, Portugal 3d High jump 2,00 m
Mediterranean Games Pescara, Italy 1st High jump 1,97 m
World Championships Berlin, Germany 3rd High jump 1,99 m
2010 European Team Championships Bergen, Norway 1st High jump 2,00 m
Diamond League 2nd High jump details
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 1st High jump 2,01 m
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 3d High jump 2,00 m
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 2nd High jump 1,95 m

Other Competitions

Here are some of Antonietta Di Martino's results from other important meetings and championships.

Year Competition Venue Position Event Measure Note
2006 British Grand Prix Gateshead, United Kingdom 3rd High jump 1,94 m
Golden Gala Rome, Italy 11th High jump 1,80 m
Memorial Van Damme Brussels, Belgium 5th High jump 1,95 m
2007 Europa SC High Jump Banská Bystrica, Slovakia 2nd High jump 2,00 m
Memorial Primo Nebiolo Turin, Italy 1st High jump 2,02 m Sport records icon NR.svg
Bislett Games Oslo, Norway 6th High jump 1,90 m
European Cup (first league) Milan, Italy 1st High jump 2,03 m Sport records icon NR.svg
IAAF World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 2nd High jump 1,97 m
2009 Golden Gala Rome, Italy 1st High jump 2,00 m
IAAF World Athletics Final Thessaloniki, Greece 3rd High jump 1,97 m
2010 Golden Gala Rome, Italy 2nd High jump 1,95 m
Italian Athletics Championships Grosseto, Italy 1st High jump 2,01 m
2011 Europa SC High Jump Banská Bystrica, Slovakia 1st High jump 2,04 m Sport records icon NR.svg
Spanish Athletics Championships Málaga, Spain 1st High jump 2,00 m
Rieti Meeting Rieti, Italy 1st High jump 1,96 m

National Championships

Antonietta Di Martino won the individual national championship 10 times.

  • 6 wins in High jump outdoor (2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010)
  • 4 wins in High jump indoor (2003, 2006, 2007, 2009)

Progression of Jumps

"Progression" shows how Antonietta Di Martino's best high jumps improved over the years. Her indoor jump of 2.04 meters is the 8th best performance of all time. She was ranked in the top 25 high jumpers in the world 15 times.

High Jump Differentials

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Antonietta Di Martino at the 2009 World Championships high jump final.

The "high jump differential" shows how much an athlete jumps above their own height. Here is a list of athletes with the highest jumps compared to their height.

Athlete Born Tall Jump Year Diff.
1 Italy Antonietta Di Martino 1978 1.69 2.04i 2011 0.35
2 Sweden Kajsa Bergqvist 1976 1.75 2.08i 2006 0.33
Greece Niki Bakoyianni 1968 1.70 2.03 1998
4 United States Yolanda Henry 1964 1.68 2.00i 1990 0.32
Bulgaria Emilia Dragieva 1965 1.68 2.00i 1987
6 France Marie Collonvillé 1973 1.63 1.94 1997 0.31

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Antonietta Di Martino para niños

  • Female two metres club
  • Italian all-time top lists - High jump
  • Italian records in athletics
  • Women's high jump Italian record progression
  • Women's high jump winners of Italian Athletics Championships
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