Andrew Howe
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | ||
| World Championships | ||
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2007 Osaka | Long jump |
| European Championships | ||
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2006 Gothenburg | Long jump |
| European Indoor Championships | ||
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2007 Birmingham | Long jump |
Andrew Howe (born 12 May, 1985 in Los Angeles, United States) is an Italian athlete who specializes in the long jump and sprint. He won this event as well as the 200 metres at the 2004 World Junior Championships.
Born to Renée Felton, U.S. hurdler, and Andrew Howe Sr., a footballer of German descent, he moved in Rieti, Italy, in 1990 together with his mother, after she married to an Italian man, Ugo Besozzi.
His international breakthrough came at the 2006 World Indoor Championships, where he finished third. Later the same year he won the gold medal at the European Championships.
In the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships, he won gold with a fifth round leap of 8.30, after trailing Greek competitor, and eventual silver medallist, Loúis Tsátoumas in the first four jumps.
Andrew Howe is a fan of Rome football club Lazio.
Achievements
Personal bests
- 100 metres - 10.27 (2006)
- 200 metres - 20.28 (2004)
- 400 metres - 46.03 (2006)
- Long jump - 8.47 (2007)
External links
Andrew Howe at World Athletics
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | World Youth Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 3rd | Long jump |
| 2004 | World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 1st | Long jump |
| World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 1st | 200 metres | |
| 2006 | World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia | 3rd | Long jump |
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 1st | Long jump |
| 2007 | European Indoor Championships | Birmingham, England | 1st | Long jump |
| 2007 | 2007 World Athletics Championships | Osaka, Japan | 2nd | Long jump |
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