Elena Scarpellini (born 14 January 1987 in Bergamo) is an Italian pole vaulter. Her best result at international senior level was ninth place at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships. In the season 2018-2019 she also competed as skeleton racer.
Biography Like many other pole vaulters, Scarpellini has a background in artistic gymnastics. She has six caps in national team, beginning from 2005. She is a four-time winner at the Italian championships.
She had her best year in 2010: in addition to breaking the national indoor record, she was fourth at the 2010 European Team Championships.
National records Pole vault indoor: 4.40 m (6 February 2010) - holder until 6 February 2010.
Personal bests Pole vault outdoor: 4.36 m (2012) Pole vault indoor: 4.40 m (2010)
+Pole vault outdoor progressionYearPerformanceWorld ranking2012 4.36 50th 2011 4.20 104th2010 3.85 n/a
Achievements 2004World Junior ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italy7th3.95 m2005European Junior ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania 3rd 4.15 m2006World Junior ChampionshipsBeijing, China10th3.80 m2007European U23 ChampionshipsDebrecen, Hungary16th (q)3.95 m2009European Indoor ChampionshipsTurin, Italy13th (q)4.25 mMediterranean GamesPescara, Italy6th4.00 mEuropean U23 ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania10th4.15 m2010World Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar9th4.35 mEuropean ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain22nd (q)4.05 m2011UniversiadeShenzhen, China7th4.25 m
National titles Italian Athletics Championships: 2010 Italian Athletics Indoor Championships: 2007, 2008, 2010
See also Italian all-time lists - Pole vault
References
External links
Elena Scarpellini at The-Sports.org