Long jump, family matter. From mother to daughter, from Fiona May to Larissa Iapichino. In the blue sign of a generational continuity that illuminated the 90s of our athletics and still shines today. In the Indor meeting in Ancona Larissa Iapichino – daughter of Fiona and Gianni Iapichino, her manager and multiple pole vault champion – hit a new record: 6 meters and 75 centimeters, Italian Under 20 record and fourth ever in its category, with the aim of reaching the legendary Heike Dreschler (6.88) as soon as possible.
The record therefore remains in the family, with mom and dad as proud as ever.
The 18-year-old of the Yellow Flames – actually – improved its previous record three times (it was 6.40 meters), jumping 6.53 meters in the first test, 6.70 in the second and 6.75 in the third; thus approaching by only 5 centimeters to his staff – established outdoor – and equal to 6.80 meters. Larissa is certainly one of the purest talents in Italian athletics; her growth path – until now gradual – has accelerated in the last year, when the girl who grew up in Florence (a fan of Fiorentina) measured herself with ever higher ambitions.
The performance is equivalent to an exclamation point in his career but it certainly does not come by chance. Larissa began with artistic gymnastics – practiced for eight years – but the long jump – a house specialty – entered her days with force in the most delicate phase, that of adolescence. It was not love at first sight, but conscious and mature love.
Grew up in the shadow of her mother Fiona – twice world champion and twice medal silver at the Olympic Games in the long jump in Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000 – Larissa – very attentive to her image – is used to the spotlight.
As a child she starred in the famous Kinder commercial with her mother; while he has recently become the testimonial of Red Valentino and after all – in addition to the runway – he cultivates catwalk dreams. “Fashion is my passion and who knows, I really hope that there will be more and more experiences in my future “, said the new representative of” Inspired by “, a project dedicated to visionary protagonists who share and embody the values ​​of the brand and who tell their passions and inspirations.
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