Gianmarco Tamberi is an Italian high jumper who won the Olympic title at the 2020 Games in Tokyo, the world outdoor title in 2023 and the European outdoor title several times. At Tokyo he and the Qatari jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim both cleared 2.37 metres and agreed to share the gold medal, a rare case in Olympic history. He won the 2016 World Indoor Championships, holds the Italian outdoor record of 2.39 metres set in Monaco in 2016, and missed the 2016 Olympics through injury. He was the first Italian to win the Diamond League high jump crown, doing so in 2021, 2022 and 2024. He was coached by his father Marco Tamberi until 2022 and is known for competing with half of his beard shaved.
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born 1 June 1992) is an Italian high jumper
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born 1 June 1992) is an Italian high jumper
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is an Italian high jumper, Olympic champion (2020), World outdoor champion (2023)
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On 1 August 2021, he and Qatari athlete Mutaz Essa Barshim were declared tied winners of the men's high jump at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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