He became one of the greatest champions of the Olympic Games in Tokyo, when he shared the gold in the high jump with Qatar’s Mutaz Issa Barshim.
Now Italian Gianmarco Tampere kicks his coach on the threshold of the World Cup in Eugene.
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Roughly a year ago, photos of Timbery and Barshim throwing themselves into each other’s arms went viral around the world.
When they both broke out at 2.39 and shared the top spot, they made the historic decision not to jump and share the Olympic gold medal.
But this season, the Italian was not even close to the Olympic level.
He jumped 2.30 as the best player and in the last competition, the Italian Championship in Rieti on June 26, it stayed at 2.23.
This is it.
Now his father is kicking Marco.
– It’s a decision I’ve been thinking about for a long time, says Gianmarco Tampere in a statement.
– During all the years together, we achieved great results, but there were also significant deviations. We’ve now discussed why he’s technically fallen short of expectations this season, and then it turns out we have different opinions on most things.
– Now I don’t want to compromise anymore before the most important competition of the year and go on a path that I don’t think is the right one. And I don’t want to regret it anymore because I didn’t have the courage to take matters into my own hands.
The Tamberis 2.30 is still enough for fourth place at the moment, in the list of the best of the world and the Russian Ilja Ivanjuk topped it with 2.34.
But he, like all other Russians, was suspended from the World Cup.
South Korea’s Woo Sang-hyuk and American Shelby McQueen jumped to second with 2.33 points.
Qatari Mutaz Issa Barshim, last season, came out after the Olympic gold medal in Tokyo, and he only participated in two tournaments this year, in May and 2.30 at his best.
– But he came to the World Cup in good shape. He is currently preparing for UCLA Los Angeles. I keep him as the favorite for gold, says his Swedish manager, Daniel Weisfeldt.