Marco Fassinotti

Marco Fassinotti (born April 29, 1989, in Turin) is a distinguished Italian high jumper celebrated for his national records and international presence. A product of early athletic promise—initially drawn to athletics at age 11 and switching to high jump in 2006—he rapidly improved from a 1.90 m to 2.17 m personal best under coach Valeria Musso World AthleticsWikipedia. Representing C.S. Aeronautica Militare and a student of the University of Pisa, Fassinotti’s peak performances include an indoor personal best of 2.35 m (2016) and an outdoor best of 2.33 m (2015), the latter tying the Italian outdoor national record WikipediaWorld Athleticswww.fidal.it. He also matched the Italian indoor record of 2.34 m in Ancona (2014) and again at Hustopece (2015) Wikipediala RepubblicaWorld AthleticsEuropean Athleticswww.fidal.it. Internationally, Fassinotti delivered strong performances—with a silver at the 2017 Universiade and bronze at the 2018 Mediterranean Games—alongside multiple showings at European and World Indoor/Outdoor Championships WikipediaWorld Athletics.

He became part of a golden era in Italian high jumping: at the 2015 Diamond League in London, Fassinotti took first ahead of world-class competitors—including Mutaz Essa Barshim—while teammate Gianmarco Tamberi finished second World Athletics. Beyond his achievements, Fassinotti has been sixth at the 2014 World Indoor Championships and regularly represented Italy at top-tier international events WikipediaWorld Athletics.