Alessia Trost
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About
Italian high jumper who quickly rose to prominence at the youth level with wins at the 2009 World Youth Championships, the 2012 World Junior Championships, and 2015 European U23 Championships.
Before Fame
Her first major victory came in 2008, when she won the Italian Youth Championship. She's competed with G.S. Fiamme Gialle.
Trivia
The European Athletic Association named her Athlete of the Month for January 2012. In 2013, she made a jump of 2 meters, the third Italian woman to surpass the mark.
Family Life
She grew up in Pordenone, northern Italy.
Associated With
She competed against Vashti Cunningham at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Cunningham took gold in the high jump.
