Dario Dester
 Dester, 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| National team | Italy |
| Born | 22 July 2000 Gavardo, Italy |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Combined events |
| Club | C.S. Carabinieri |
| Coached by | Pietro Frittolie |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests |
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Dario Dester (born 22 July 2000) is an Italian decathlete, current national record holder of the decathlon outdoor and heptathlon indoor.[1]
Career[edit]
On August 16, 2022, at the Munich 2022 European Championships he beat the decathlon Italian record of Beniamino Poserina which had stood for 26 years.[2]
Statistics[edit]
National records[edit]
- Heptathlon: 6076 pts (Ancona, 21 February 2021)[3][4] - Current holder
- Decathlon: 8218 pts (Munich, 16 August 2022) - Current holder
Personal bests[edit]
By event[edit]
| Event | Performance | Venue | Date | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 10.76 | Grosseto | 30 Aprile 2022 | 915 |
| Long jump | 7.61 m | Arona, Tenerife | 12 June 2021 | 962 |
| Shot put | 14.56 m | Munich | 15 August 2022 | 763 |
| High jump | 2.07 m | Saronno | 27 April 2019 | 868 |
| 400 m | 47.70 | Arona, Tenerife | 4 June 2022 | 924 |
| 110 m hs | 14.11 | Modena | 25 April 2022 | 960 |
| Discus throw | 43.04 m | Munich | 16 July 2022 | 727 |
| Pole vault | 4.95 m | Saronno | 29 May 2021 | 895 |
| Javelin throw | 57.24 m | Munich | 16 August 2022 | 687 |
| 1500 m | 4:28.64 | Grosseto | 1 May 2022 | 754 |
Achievements[edit]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event | Performance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń | 7th | Heptathlon | 5835 pts | |
| European U23 Championships | Tallinn | 4th | Heptathlon | 7935 pts | NU23R | |
| 2022 | European Championships | Munich | 6th | Decathlon | 8218 pts | NR |
| 2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul | – | Heptathlon | DNF |
National titles[edit]
Dester has won four national championship at individual senior level.[5][6]
- Italian Athletics Championships
- Decathlon: 2020, 2022
- Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
- Heptathlon: 2021, 2022
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Dario Dester at World Athletics
- ^ "Europei di Atletica, meraviglia Dester: è nuovo primato italiano nel decathlon". ilfaroonline.it (in Italian). 16 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Dester, record italiano nell'eptathlon. E ora sogna le Olimpiadi" (in Italian). laprovinciacr.it. 22 February 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "CAMPIONATI ITALIANI ASSOLUTI INDOOR Ancona, 20 e 21 febbraio 2021 - EPTATHLON UOMINI - RISULTATI" (in Italian). fidal.it. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "CAMPIONATI ITALIANI ASSOLUTI INDOOR - Ancona, 20 e 21 febbraio 2021". fidal.it. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "2021 Italian Athletics Championships - Results" (in Italian). fidal.it. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
External links[edit]
- Dario Dester at World Athletics
- Dario Dester at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
