Giuseppe Palmieri (21 January 1902 – 13 October 1989) was an Italian high jumper and javelin thrower who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics,^[1] than he was also basketball player and coach.^[2]

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Giuseppe Palmieri

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1902-01-21)21 January 1902 Trani
Died	13 October 1989(1989-10-13) (aged 87) Trani
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	High jump Javelin throw
Club	Atletica Virtus Bologna
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	High jump: 1.86 m (1927) Javelin throw: 59.68 m (1928)

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He won two bronze medal at the Pre-Universiade held in Paris in 1928,^[3] and he won seven times the national championships at senior level.^[4]

• High jump: 1.86 m ( Ascoli Piceno, 17 July 1927)^[5]
• Javelin throw: 59.68 m ( Bologna, 7 October 1928)^[6]
• Hammer throw: 30.77 m ( Florence, 6 October 1929)^[7]
• Discus throw: 36.78 m ( Trento, 5 June 1927)^[5]
• Shot put: 11.81 m ( Turin, 23 September 1929)^[8]
• Triple jump: 12.60 m ( Cesena, 6 September 1925)^[9]
• Pole vault: 3.00 m ( Genoa, 13 April 1924)^[10]
• Decathlon: 5755.985 pts ( Genoa, 12–13 April 1924)^[10]

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

• Men's high jump Italian record progression