Beniamino Poserina

Beniamino Poserina (born 6 November 1970) is a retired male decathlete from Italy.

Beniamino Poserina
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1970-11-06) 6 November 1970
Monfalcone, Italy
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)Combined events
ClubG.S. Fiamme Azzurre
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Decathlon: 8169 (1996)
  • Heptathlon: 5840 (1998)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Mediterranean Games 0 1 0

Biography

He competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. A member of Fiamme Azzurre Roma he set his personal best score (8169 points) in the men's decathlon on 6 October 1996 in Formia. That mark still is the national record.

National records
  • Decathlon: 8169 points ( Formia, 6 October 1996) - Current holder

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 30th Decathlon 7013 pt
1997 Mediterranean Games Bari, Italy 2nd Decathlon 7991 pt
World Championships Athens, Greece DNF Decathlon —

National titles

He has won 8 times the individual national championship.[1][2]

  • 5 wins in the decathlon (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002)
  • 3 wins in the heptathlon indoor (1996, 1998, 1999)

See also

References
  1. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  2. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
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