Giovanni Lanaro

Giovanni Lanaro

Giovanni Alessandro Lanaro (born 27 September 1981) is a Mexican pole vaulter.

Youth and College

Giovanni Lanaro attended West Covina High school in California; Lanaro pole vaulted as a freshman in high school (3.51m) but suffered a back injury as well as a fractured ankle skateboarding that prevented him from vaulting the next three years. He focused on swimming before deciding to give the vault one more try at Mt. San Antonio College (Mt. SAC) in Walnut, CA.

In two years at Mt. SAC, Lanaro raised his personal best from 3.51m to 5.40m breaking the college record of 5.21 meters held by Olympic Gold/Silver Medalist, Bob Seagren and Bill Halverson. Lanaro shunned recruiting offers from USC, South Carolina, Michigan State and Fresno State to attend little known Cal State Fullerton where he was a three-time NCAA All-American and raised his career best to 5.60m.

Professional career

He finished in joint fourth place at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow, and won the silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games. He also competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2007 World Championships, but failed to clear his opening height. At the 2005 World Championships in Athletics, with 5.45 metres he failed to progress to the final.

Although he failed to qualify for the final of the 2007 World Championships in Athletics, Lanaro's 2007 campaign was a fabulous one. He jumped 5.70 meters or higher 9 times, including three competitions over over 5.80 meters. Along the way he captured a host of competitions titles including the Mt. SAC Relays, Road to Eugene, Reebok New York Grand Prix, Nike Prefontaine Classic and Padua International Athletics Meet. At the Nike Prefontaine Classic, he jumped 5.80 meters, easily defeating the stellar field by 20 centimeters, which included all three 2004 Olympic Medalists, the U.S. Record Holder, the Japanese Record Holder and the U.S. Champion.

His personal best jump is 5.82 metres, achieved in April 2007 in Walnut. He is represented by Karen Locke.

Records Held

Mt. San Antonio College Record (5.40M),California State University at Fullerton Record (5.60M),Nishida Cup Record (Indoor 5.65M),Hilmer Lodge Stadium, Walnut, CA (5.82M),Mexican National Record (5.82M),Central American Record (5.82M)

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