Alessandro Andrei


Alessandro Andrei is an Italian former shot putter. He was born in Florence.

Biography

Andrei threw with his right hand, using the glide technique Andrei won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, California. In 1987 he broke the world record three times in the same competition with successive throws of 22.72, 22.84 & 22.91 m. He is the only athlete in history to have a shot put series with all 6 throws over 22 meters.
He is married to Agnese Maffeis.

World record

;Shots series
1st2nd3rd4th5th6th
22.1922.3722.7222.8422.9122.74

Achievements