Valentina Uccheddu

1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)Weight45 kg (99 lb)SportCountry ItalySportAthleticsEventLong jumpClubAtletica oristanoAchievements and titlesPersonal bests

• Long jump: 6.80 m (1994)
• Triple jump: 12.32 m (1988)

Valentina Uccheddu (born 26 October 1966 in Oristano) is a retired Italian long jumper.

She briefly held the Italian record with 6.80 metres from Sestriere in 1994, but the same year Fiona May became an Italian citizen. May would later improve the Italian record to 7.11 m.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Italy
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	9th	6.58 m (wind: -0.4 m/s)
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	7th	6.58 m
	Mediterranean Games	Athens, Greece	2nd	6.52 m
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	12th	6.38 m
1994	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	4th	6.69 m
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	13th (q)	6.37 m (wind: -0.1 m/s)
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	5th	6.76 m

National titles

Valentina Uccheddu has won six times individually at the national championships.^[1][2]

• 4 wins in long jump (1991, 1992, 1995, 1999)
• 2 wins in long jump indoor (1991, 1999)

See also

• Italian record progression women's long jump
• Italian all-time top lists - Long jump

References

External links

• Valentina Uccheddu at World Athletics
• Valentina Uccheddu at Olympedia