Giuseppe Palmieri (athlete)

This article is about the athlete. For the painter, see Giuseppe Palmieri. For the economist, see Giuseppe Palmieri (economist).

Giuseppe Palmieri

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1902-01-21)21 January 1902 Trani
Died	13 October 1989(1989-10-13) (aged 87) Trani
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	High jump Javelin throw
Club	Atletica Virtus Bologna
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	High jump: 1.86 m (1927) Javelin throw: 59.68 m (1928)

Giuseppe Palmieri (21 January 1902 – 13 October 1989) was an Italian high jumper and javelin thrower who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics, than he was also basketball player and coach.

Biography

He won two bronze medal at the Pre-Universiade held in Paris in 1928, and he won seven times the national championships at senior level.

Personal bests

• High jump: 1.86 m ( Ascoli Piceno, 17 July 1927)
• Javelin throw: 59.68 m ( Bologna, 7 October 1928)
• Hammer throw: 30.77 m ( Florence, 6 October 1929)
• Discus throw: 36.78 m ( Trento, 5 June 1927)
• Shot put: 11.81 m ( Turin, 23 September 1929)
• Triple jump: 12.60 m ( Cesena, 6 September 1925)
• Pole vault: 3.00 m ( Genoa, 13 April 1924)
• Decathlon: 5755.985 pts ( Genoa, 12–13 April 1924)

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
1924	Olympic Games	Paris	Qual.	High jump	1.70 m
1928	Student World Championships	Paris	3rd	High jump	1.80 m
			3rd	Javelin throw	57.72

National titles

• Italian Athletics Championships
  • High jump: 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928 (5)
  • Javelin throw: 1925, 1929 (2)

See also

• Men's high jump Italian record progression

External links

• Giuseppe Palmieri at Olympedia
• Giuseppe Palmieri at Virtuspedia