Larissa Iapichino performs during the filming of Zeta in Florence, Italy on April 1, 2024.
Larissa Iapichino poses for a portrait during the filming of Zeta in Florence, Italy on April 1, 2024.

Larissa
Iapichino

Italy

Italy

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Athletics

Italian long jumper Larissa Iapichino is following in the footsteps of her world champion mother and already making her own mark on the sport.

Date of birth

July 18, 2002

Birthplace

Borgo San Lorenzo

Age

23

Nationality

Italy

Italy

Career start

2018

Disciplines

Long Jump

Larissa is considered one of Italy’s most promising athletes and has shown this natural talent from the very beginning.

Larissa's parents are world beaters in their own sports, with her father Gianni Iapichino the Italian record holder and multiple champion in pole vaulting, while her mother Fiona May was twice world champion in the long jump.