Gianni Frankis

Gianni Frankis (born 16 April 1988) is a British-born Italian athlete specialising in the sprint hurdles.^[3] He represented Great Britain at the 2009 World Championships without advancing from the first round. In addition, he won several medals at age-group competitions. He switched allegiance from Great Britain to Italy in 2016^[4] but is yet to compete internationally for the new country.

Gianni Frankis

Personal information
Born	(1988-04-16)16 April 1988 Rochford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	110 m hurdles
Club	Essex Beagles
Coached by	Tony Jarrett[2]

His personal bests are 13.54 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (+2.0 m/s, Newham 2013) and 7.67 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Vienna 2013).

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Great Britain
2005	World Youth Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	3rd	110 m hurdles (91.4 cm)	13.48
2006	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	7th	110 m hurdles	13.71
2007	European Junior Championships	Hengelo, Netherlands	3rd	110 m hurdles (99 cm)	13.47
2009	European U23 Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	2nd	110 m hurdles	13.57
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	36th (h)	110 m hurdles	13.83
2011	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	7th	110 m hurdles	13.79
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:08.68
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	17th (sf)	110 m hurdles	13.68

References

1. "EAA profile". European Athletics. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
2. "Power of 10 profile". Power of 10. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
3. Gianni Frankis at World Athletics
4. Coldwell, Ben (31 March 2016). "Gianni Frankis hope Italy move opens options". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 25 March 2018.