François Tracanelli

François Tracanelli
Personal information
Born4 February 1951 (1951-02-04) (age 75)
Udine, Italy
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Pole vault
ClubUnion Sportive Viry-Châtillon
Achievements and titles
Personal best5.55 m (1981)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  France
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place1970 ViennaPole vault
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place1973 MoscowPole vault
Gold medal – first place1975 RomePole vault
Bronze medal – third place1970 TurinPole vault

François Tracanelli (born 4 February 1951) is a retired pole vaulter from France, who was born in Italy.[1][2]

Tracanelli was an All-American pole vaulter for the UCLA Bruins track and field team, finishing runner-up at the 1971 NCAA University Division Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[3]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
1969 European Championships Athens, Greece – NM
1970 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 1st 5.30 m
Universiade Turin, Italy 3rd 5.30 m
European Junior Championships Paris, France 1st 5.20 m
1971 European Championships Helsinki, Finland – NM
1972 Olympic Games Munich, West Germany 8th 5.10 m
1973 Universiade Moscow, Soviet Union 1st 5.42 m
1974 European Championships Rome, Italy 11th 5.00 m
1975 European Indoor Championships Katowice, Poland 7th 5.30 m
Universiade Rome, Italy 1st 5.20 m
1976 European Indoor Championships Munich, West Germany 6th 5.10 m
Olympic Games Montreal, Canada – NM
1978 European Indoor Championships Milan, Italy 7th 5.20 m
European Championships Prague, Czechoslovakia 7th 5.30 m

References

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  1. ↑ François Tracanelli. trackfield.brinkster
  2. ↑ François Tracanelli Archived 4 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference
  3. ↑ "Pole vault at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
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