Daniele Greco

For an Italian footballer, see Daniele Greco (footballer).

Daniele Greco (born 1 March 1989) is an Italian athlete competing in the triple jump.

Daniele Greco

Greco after his victory at Goteborg 2013
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1989-03-01) 1 March 1989 (age 36) Nardò, Italy
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Triple jump
Club	G.S. Fiamme Oro
Coached by	Umberto Pegoraro
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Triple jump: 17.47 m (2012) Triple jump indoor: 17.70 m (2013)
Medal record European Indoor Championships 2013 Gothenburg Triple jump European U23 Championships 2009 Kaunas Triple jump Mediterranean Games 2013 Mersin Triple jump 2009 Pescara Triple jump

Biography

On 9 June 2012 at Potenza, he jumped 17.47 m, that is the 2nd best performance in Italy of all-time, after the national record of Fabrizio Donato with the measure of 17.73 m.^[1] He won the National Championships in Brixen on 8 July 2012 with 17.67m (+3.4), defeating the European champion, Fabrizio Donato. In Goteborg 2013 he jumped is new personal best with the measure of 17.70 m and best year performance.^[2]

His best international result was the 4th place at the 2012 Summer Olympics^[3] and the gold medal at the 2013 European Indoor Championships.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Result	Measure	Notes
Representing  Italy
2007	European Junior Championships	Hengelo	12th	15.00 m
2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz	4th	16.33 m (wind: -1.2 m/s)
2009	European Indoor Championships	Turin	14th (q)	15.76 m
	Mediterranean Games	Pescara	3rd	16.64 m
	European U23 Championships	Kaunas	1st	17.20 m (wind: 1.8 m/s)
	World Championships	Berlin	34th (q)	16.18 m
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha	19th (q)	15.60 m
	European Championships	Barcelona	17th (q)	16.51 m
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris	8th	16.24 m
	European U23 Championships	Ostrava	4th	16.55 m w (wind: +2.3 m/s)
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul	5th	17.28 m
	European Championships	Helsinki	23rd (q)	15.90 m
	Olympic Games	London	4th	17.34 m
2013	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg	1st	17.70 m
	Mediterranean Games	Mersin	1st	17.13 m

National titles

• 1 win in triple jump at the Italian Athletics Championships (2012)

See also

• Italian all-time lists - Triple jump