# Cristiano Andrei

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**Cristiano Andrei** (born 14 May 1973) is a former Italian [discus thrower](/source/Discus_throw).[2]

His [personal bests](/source/Personal_record), 64.49 m set in 2003, at the end of the 2020 outdoor season is still the 8th best all-time performance of the [Italian lists](/source/Athletics_in_Italy#Discus_throw) and in that year it was also the 22nd best result in the world top-lists.[3]

## Personal life

Nephew of the [Olympic shot put champion](/source/Shot_put_at_the_Olympics) in [Los Angeles 1984](/source/Los_Angeles_1984), [Alessandro Andrei](/source/Alessandro_Andrei), in 2005 he married the former [hammer thrower](/source/Hammer_throw) [Ester Balassini](/source/Ester_Balassini).[4]

## National titles

Andrei won five national championships at individual [senior](/source/Senior_(athletics)) level.[5][1]

- [Italian Athletics Championships](/source/Italian_Athletics_Championships) - Discus throw: 2002, 2003 (2)
- [Italian Winter Throwing Championships](/source/Italian_Winter_Throwing_Championships) - Discus throw: 2001, 2005, 2006 (3)

## See also

- [Italian all-time top lists - Discus throw](/source/Athletics_in_Italy#Discus_throw)

## References

1. ["Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210828003321/http://asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com/files/annuario-fidal.pdf) (in Italian). asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. Archived from [the original](http://asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com/files/annuario-fidal.pdf) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

1. ["Cristiano Andrei - Profile"](https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/_/14199462). worldathletics.org. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

1. ["Senior Outdoor 2003 - Discus Throw Men"](https://www.worldathletics.org/records/toplists/throws/discus-throw/outdoor/men/senior/2003?regionType=world&page=1&bestResultsOnly=true). worldathletics.org. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

1. ["ATLETICA: FIORI D'ARANCIO PER LE FIAMME GIALLE BALASSINI E ANDREI"](http://www1.adnkronos.com/Archivio/AdnAgenzia/2005/09/26/Sport/Atletica/ATLETICA-FIORI-DARANCIO-PER-LE-FIAMME-GIALLE-BALASSINI-E-ANDREI_110021.php) (in Italian). adnkronos.com. 26 September 2005. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

1. ["TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2014"](http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CN-Campioni.pdf). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

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