Alessandro Talotti is an Italian

Italy

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 high jump

High jump

The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....

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Talotti was born in Udine

Udine

Udine is a city and comune in northeastern Italy, in the middle of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic sea and the Alps , less than 40 km from the Slovenian border. Its population was 99,439 in 2009, and that of its urban area was 175,000.- History :Udine is the historical...

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He finished fourth at the 2002 European Championships in Athletics

2002 European Championships in Athletics

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 and twelfth at the 2004 Olympic Games

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's High Jump

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. He also competed at the 2003 World Championships, the 2005 European Indoor Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. Talotti became Italian high jump champion in 2000 and 2004, rivalling with Giulio Ciotti

Giulio Ciotti

Giulio Ciotti is an Italian high jumper. He is the twin brother of Nicola Ciotti.-Career:He won the silver medal from the 2001 Mediterranean Games, finished seventh at the 2006 World Indoor Championships and tenth at the 2006 European Championships...

, Nicola Ciotti

Nicola Ciotti

Nicola Ciotti is an Italian high jumper. He is the twin brother of Giulio Ciotti.He finished fifth at the 2005 World Championships and sixth at the 2006 European Championships...

 and Andrea Bettinelli

Andrea Bettinelli

Andrea Bettinelli is an Italian high jumper.He was born in Bergamo. He finished ninth at the 2002 European Championships, sixth at the 2005 European Indoor Championships, eleventh at the 2006 European Championships and fifth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships...

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His personal best jump is 2.30 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Florence

Florence

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, and then equalled thrice since. He has 2.32 metres on the indoor track, achieved in January 2005 in Glasgow

Glasgow

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