Andrew Howe

Andrew Howe (May 12th 1985 with Los Angeles) is a Athlète Italy N, specialist in the 200 meters and Long jump, great hope, confirmed, European Athlétisme. He lives with Rieti.

Belonging to the sporting club of the Aeronautica militare, it left the the United States whereas it was five years old to follow his mother, Renee Felton, remariée with an Italian. It beat many Italian records juniors with the long jump, while carrying the record from 7,93 to 8,11 m (to gain the Championnats of the world junior of athletics to Grosseto) and beat the record of Europe junior in 20 seconds 28 to gain the gold medal of the same championships.

Bronze medal (8,19 m) with world the indoor of Moscow the March 11th 2006. Gold medal (8,30 m) with the European championships indoor of Birmingham the March 4th 2007.

Its personal record was obtained into 2007 with the Championnats of the world of athletics 2007 with Osaka (Japan), in 8,47 Mr. Record of Italy going back to 1987 of Giovanni Evangelisti beaten.

August 7th 2006, with the Championships of Europe to Gothenburg, it was easily qualified (better measurement) with a jump to 8,33 m (2nd attempt), for then gaining the following day the test with a jump with 8,20 Mr.

At the time of the Championships of the world of athletics 2007, it is qualified directly for the final with 8,17 m with the 2nd attempt. Finally, it finishes second behind the Panamanian Irving Saladino, whom it had just exceeded of one cm at the time of its 6th and last jump, at the end of a contest to choking suspense, with a jump with 8,47 Mr.

In September 2007, it gains the World Athletic Final with Stuttgart with 8,35 m (+ 0,7 m/s), a contest limited to four jumps only and for which the best athletes of the year were qualified.

The European Association of athletics decreed l'" to him; European Rising Award" Star; in 2007 (first récipendiaire of this distinction).