Alessandro Talotti

Alessandro Talotti began practicing the high jump at 14 under coach Mario Gasparetto. His youth career was successful and he finished fourth at the 1999 Youth European Championships in Riga (Latvia). In 2002, Talotti placed fourth at the European Championships in München, losing the bronze medal to Swede Staffan Strand on misses. Talotti won two Italian titles, in 2000 and 2004, and earned 10 international caps. His best mark came indoors in Glasgow on 29 January 2005, when he cleared 2.32 metres.

Talotti became a physiotherapist and taught at the Faculty of Motor Sciences, working with the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) from 2012-16 as an adviser. He developed stomach cancer in March 2020, which he valiantly fought until the end. Only a few days before his death he married his partner, six-time world champion in roller skating Silvia Stibily, by whom he had a son.

Personal Best: HJ – 2.32i (2005).