Giuseppe Palmieri (athlete)

Giuseppe Palmieri (21 January 1902 – 13 October 1989) was an Italian high jumper and javelin thrower who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics, than he was also basketball player and coach.

Biography
He won two bronze medal at the Pre-Universiade held in Paris in 1928, and he won seven times the national championships at senior level.

Personal bests

 * High jump: 1.86 m (🇮🇹 Ascoli Piceno, 17 July 1927)
 * Javelin throw: 59.68 m (🇮🇹 Bologna, 7 October 1928)
 * Hammer throw: 30.77 m (🇮🇹 Florence, 6 October 1929)
 * Discus throw: 36.78 m (🇮🇹 Trento, 5 June 1927)
 * Shot put: 11.81 m (🇮🇹 Turin, 23 September 1929)
 * Triple jump: 12.60 m (🇮🇹 Cesena, 6 September 1925)
 * Pole vault: 3.00 m (🇮🇹 Genoa, 13 April 1924)
 * Decathlon: 5755.985 pts (🇮🇹 Genoa, 12–13 April 1924)

National titles

 * Italian Athletics Championships
 * High jump: 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928 (5)
 * Javelin throw: 1925, 1929 (2)