Larissa Iapichino

Larissa Iapichino
Iapichino in 2022
Personal information
National teamItaly[1]
Born (2002-07-18) 18 July 2002[2]
Borgo San Lorenzo, Italy[2]
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Weight56 kg (123 lb)[2]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Long jump
Club
Coached by
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Long jump: 7.12 m (2026) [4]
  • Long jump indoor: 6.97 m (2023) NR
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Italy
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place2026 ToruńLong jump
Diamond League
First place2024Long jump
First place2025Long jump
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 BirminghamLong jump
Silver medal – second place2024 RomeLong jump
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 ApeldoornLong jump
Silver medal – second place2023 IstanbulLong jump
European Games
Bronze medal – third place2023 Kraków-MałopolskaLong jump
European U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 BoråsLong jump

Larissa Iapichino (Italian pronunciation: [laˈrissa japiˈkiːno]; born 18 July 2002) is an Italian long jumper. She has won silver medals at the 2023 European Indoor Championships, the 2024 European Athletics Outdoor Championships and at the 2026 World Indoor Championships;[5] she was also the gold medallist at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships.

Biography

Larissa at Belgrade 2022.

She is the daughter of former pole vaulter Gianni Iapichino and former long jumper Fiona May, who was a two time Olympic silver medalist.[6][7] In 2020 at under-20 level her personal best, 6.80 m, was the 5th best world performance of 2020[8] and 2nd all-time in Italy lists at senior level, 4th all time U20 worldwide at first year of category.

Career

She started her youth career winning gold medal at the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships. On 20 February 2021, Iapichino jumped 6.91 m (22 ft 8 in); a World Record Under-20 years.[9][10][11][12]

Statistics

World record

Under 20
  • Long jump: 6.91 m – Italy Ancona, 20 February 2021[13]

National records

Senior
  • Long jump indoor: 6.97 m - Turkey Istanbul, 5 March 2023
Under 20
  • Long jump: 6.80 m – Italy Savona, 16 July 2020

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventMeasureNotes
2018 European U18 Championships Hungary Győr 7th Long jump 6.12 m
2019 European U20 Championships Sweden Borås 1st Long jump 6.58 m
2021 European Indoor Championships Poland Toruń 5th Long jump 6.59 m [a]
2022 World Indoor Championships Serbia Belgrade 10th Long jump 6.57 m
World Championships United States Eugene 14th Long jump 6.60 m
European Championships Germany Munich 5th Long jump 6.62 m [b]
2023 European Indoor Championships Turkey Istanbul 2nd Long jump 6.97 m NR
European Team Championships Poland Chorzów 3rd Long jump 6.66 m
European U23 Championships Finland Espoo 1st Long jump 6.93 m
World Championships Hungary Budapest 5th Long jump 6.82 m
2024 World Indoor Championships United Kingdom Glasgow 7th Long jump 6.69 m
European Championships Italy Rome 2nd Long jump 6.94 m SB
Olympic Games France Paris 4th Long jump 6.87m
2025 European Indoor Championships Netherlands Apeldoorn 1st Long jump 6.94 m
World Championships Japan Tokyo 15th (q) Long jump 6.56 m
2026 European Championships United Kingdom Birmingham 1st Long jump 7.00 m

National titles

Iapichino has won six national Italian championships at individual senior level.[14][15]

Notes

  1. ↑ She jumped 6.70 m in qualification.
  2. ↑ She jumped 6.63 m in qualification.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Thompson-Herah, Asher-Smith and Miller-Uibo clash in Rome 200m". athleticsweekly.com. Athletics Weekly. 8 June 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "LARISSA IAPICHINO - XXXIII Giochi Olimpici Estivi Parigi 2024". coni.it. CONI. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Larissa Iapichino sarà allenata dal papà Gianni". fidal.it (in Italian). 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  4. ↑ https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/sport/altrisport/2026/07/04/atletica-iapichino-salta-7.12-e-batte-il-record-italiano-della-madre_fc3a7ccb-0b6b-4b6d-8665-05d8a7c58c86.html
  5. ↑ "Larissa Iapichino - Biografia". fidal.it (in Italian). Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  6. ↑ Ramsay, George. "Teenage long jump sensation Larissa Iapichino on the Olympics and matching her mother's record". CNN. CNN. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Larissa Iapichino campionessa d'Europa!". fidal.it (in Italian). Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "U20 OUTDOOR 2019 - LONG JUMP WOMEN". iaaf.org. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  9. ↑ "18-year-old Larissa Lapichino Jumps 6.91m (22-8) to set a new U20 Long Jump Record". Watch Athletics.
  10. ↑ "Larissa Iapichino breaks world U20 indoor long jump record". Athletics Weekly.
  11. ↑ "Iapichino breaks U20 world indoor long jump record with 6.91m leap in Ancona - weekend round-up". World Athletics.
  12. ↑ "Larissa Iapichino in gara al Meeting internazionale Atl-Etica di San Vendemiano". Giornale Nord Est (in Italian). Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  13. ↑ "Iapichino 6,91 record del mondo under 20 indoor". fidal.it (in Italian). 20 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  14. ↑ "TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE – 1923/2020" (PDF). sportolimpico.it (in Italian). 1 January 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  15. ↑ "Dal Molin record italiano 13.27, Jacobs 10.01!". fidal.it (in Italian). 26 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
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