Giovanni Lanaro
Mexican-American pole vaulter
Giovanni Alessandro Lanaro Mercado (born 27 September 1981) is a Mexican-American former pole vaulter who is currently the Women's Head Coach at his alma mater, Mt. San Antonio College (Mt. SAC).
Youth and college
Giovanni Lanaro attended West Covina High School in California; Lanaro pole vaulted as a freshman in high school (3.51m) but suffered a back injury as well as a fractured ankle skateboarding that prevented him from vaulting the next three years. He focused on swimming and made the CIF Southern Section Finals, before deciding to give the vault one more try at Mt. San Antonio College (Mt. SAC) in Walnut, CA.
In two years at Mt. SAC, Lanaro raised his personal best from 3.51m to 5.30m breaking the college record of 5.21 meters held by Olympic Gold/Silver Medalist, Bob Seagren and Bob Halverson. During his freshman season, he improved his personal best to 5.05m (a 5'00" (1.49m) improvement) taking the California Community College Championship and placing 4th at the 2000 USA Track and Field (USATF) Junior Nationals. In his sophomore season, he surpassed the former record 8-times and capped it off with the 2001 National Community College Title.
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