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3 January 1959(Florence, Province of Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
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Introduction
Alessandro Andrei (born 3 January 1959) is an Italian former shot putter. He was born in Florence.
Biography
Andrei threw with his right hand, using the glide technique (at time many elite-level shot putters had switched to the spin/rotation style.) 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 (and finishing the sequence with a throw of 22.74 m).
He is married to Agnese Maffeis.
World record
- Shot put: 22.91 m -
Viareggio, 12 August 1987
- Shots series
World record
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.19 | 22.37 | 22.72 | 22.84 | 22.91 | 22.74 |
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Measure | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Mediterranean Games |  Casablanca |
2nd | Shot put | 19.61 m | |
| World Championships |  Helsinki |
5th | Shot put | 20.07 m |  |
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| 1984 | European Indoor Championships |  Gothenburg |
3rd | Shot put | 20.32 m | |
| Olympic Games |  Los Angeles |
1st | Shot put | 21.26 m | ||
| 1985 | Universiade |  Kobe |
2nd | Shot put | 20.85 m | |
| 1987 | World Championships |  Rome |
2nd | Shot put | 21.88 m | |
| 1991 | Mediterranean Games |  Athens |
1st | Shot put | 19.38 m | |
| 1993 | Mediterranean Games |  Languedoc-Roussillon |
2nd | Shot put | 19.37 m | |
| 1997 | Mediterranean Games | Bari |
1st | Shot put | 19.54 m |