Larissa Iapichino

Larissa Iapichino
	Iapichino in 2022
Personal information
National team	Italy
Born	18 July 2002 (age 21); Borgo San Lorenzo, Italy
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long jump
Club	Atletica Firenze Marathon; G.A. Fiamme Gialle (2021-);
Coached by	Gianni Cecconi (2019-2021); Gianni Iapichino (2021- );
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Long jump: 6.80 m (2020); Long jump indoor: 6.97 m (2023) NR;
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Italy
European Championships
European Indoor Championships
European Games
European U20 Championships

Larissa Iapichino (Italian pronunciation: [laˈrissa japiˈkiːno]; born 18 July 2002) is an Italian long jumper who won silver medal at the 2023 European Indoor Championships.^[3]

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.^[4]^[5] In 2020 at under-20 level her personal best, 6.80 m, was the 5th best world performance of 2020^[6] and 2nd all-time in Italy lists at senior level, 4th all time U20 world wide 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 long jumped 6.91 m (22 ft 8 in) a World Record Under-20 years.^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

Statistics

World record

Under 20

Long jump: 6.91 m – Ancona, 20 February 2021^[11]

National records

Senior

Long jump indoor: 6.97 m - Istanbul, 5 March 2023

Under 20

Long jump: 6.80 m – Savona, 16 July 2020

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Measure	Notes
2018	European U18 Championships	Győr	7th	Long jump	6.12 m
2019	European U20 Championships	Borås	1st	Long jump	6.58 m
2021	European Indoor Championships	Toruń	5th	Long jump	6.59 m	^[a]
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade	10th	Long jump	6.57 m
	World Championships	Eugene	14th	Long jump	6.60 m
	European Championships	Munich	5th	Long jump	6.62 m	^[b]
2023	European Indoor Championships	Istanbul	2nd	Long jump	6.97 m	NR
	European Team Championships	Chorzów	3rd	Long jump	6.66 m
	European U23 Championships	Espoo	3rd	Long jump	6.93 m
	World Championships	Budapest	5th	Long jump	6.82 m
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow	7th	Long jump	6.69 m
2024	European Championships	Rome	2nd	Long jump	6.94 m	SB

National titles

Iapichino has won six national italian championships at individual senior level.^[12]^[13]

Italian Athletics Championships
- Long jump: 2020, 2021, 2022 (3)
Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
- Long jump: 2021, 2023, 2024 (3)

Notes

^ She jumped 6.70 m in qualification.
^ She jumped 6.63 m in qualification.

References

^ "Thompson-Herah, Asher-Smith and Miller-Uibo clash in Rome 200m". AW. Athletics Weekly. 8 June 2022.
^ "Larissa Iapichino sarà allenata dal papà Gianni" (in Italian). fidal.it. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
^ "Larissa Iapichino - Biografia". fidal.it (in Italian). Retrieved 10 March 2023.
^ Ramsay, George. "Teenage long jump sensation Larissa Iapichino on the Olympics and matching her mother's record". CNN. CNN. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
^ "Larissa Iapichino campionessa d'Europa!". fidal.it. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
^ "U20 OUTDOOR 2019 - LONG JUMP WOMEN". iaaf.org. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
^ 18-year-old Larissa Lapichino Jumps 6.91m (22-8) to set a new U20 Long Jump Record Watch Athletics
^ Larissa Iapichino breaks world U20 indoor long jump record Athletics Weekly
^ Iapichino breaks U20 world indoor long jump record with 6.91m leap in Ancona - weekend round-up World Athletics
^ "Larissa Iapichino in gara al Meeting internazionale Atl-Etica di San Vendemiano". Giornale Nord Est (in Italian). Retrieved 4 July 2022.
^ "Iapichino 6,91 record del mondo under 20 indoor" (in Italian). fidal.it. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
^ "TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE – 1923/2020" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
^ "Dal Molin record italiano 13.27, Jacobs 10.01!" (in Italian). fidal.it. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

External links

Larissa Iapichino at World Athletics
Larissa Iapichino at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
Larissa Iapichino at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)

[12] She jumped 6.70 m in qualification.

[13] She jumped 6.63 m in qualification.

[1] "Thompson-Herah, Asher-Smith and Miller-Uibo clash in Rome 200m". AW. Athletics Weekly. 8 June 2022.

[2] "Larissa Iapichino sarà allenata dal papà Gianni" (in Italian). fidal.it. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.

[FIDAL-3] "Larissa Iapichino - Biografia". fidal.it (in Italian). Retrieved 10 March 2023.

[4] Ramsay, George. "Teenage long jump sensation Larissa Iapichino on the Olympics and matching her mother's record". CNN. CNN. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

[5] "Larissa Iapichino campionessa d'Europa!". fidal.it. Retrieved 21 July 2019.

[6] "U20 OUTDOOR 2019 - LONG JUMP WOMEN". iaaf.org. Retrieved 21 July 2019.

[7] 18-year-old Larissa Lapichino Jumps 6.91m (22-8) to set a new U20 Long Jump Record Watch Athletics

[8] Larissa Iapichino breaks world U20 indoor long jump record Athletics Weekly

[9] Iapichino breaks U20 world indoor long jump record with 6.91m leap in Ancona - weekend round-up World Athletics

[10] "Larissa Iapichino in gara al Meeting internazionale Atl-Etica di San Vendemiano". Giornale Nord Est (in Italian). Retrieved 4 July 2022.

[11] "Iapichino 6,91 record del mondo under 20 indoor" (in Italian). fidal.it. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.

[14] "TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE – 1923/2020" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[15] "Dal Molin record italiano 13.27, Jacobs 10.01!" (in Italian). fidal.it. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

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