title: Giovanni Evangelisti
text: Giovanni Evangelisti (born 11 September 1961 in Rimini) is a retired long jumper from Italy. His greatest achievements were the Olympic bronze medal in 1984 and three World Indoor bronze medals. He finished fourth at the 1988 Olympics.
  
  Biography
  Despite his records, he is best remembered for the scandal that occurred during the 1987 World Championships. In the long jump final, home officials gave a forged measurement for one of Evangelisti's jumps - recording it as 8.37m instead of 7.85m - which  resulted in him winning the bronze medal.
  
  Though initially successful, the scam was eventually exposed by Sandro Donati and others, resulting in Evangelisti relinquishing his medal. Larry Myricks of the United States was instated as the rightful bronze medalist nine months later.
  
  He won 11 medals (nine of them bronze), at the International athletics competitions. His personal best jump was 8.43 metres, achieved in San Giovanni Valdarno on 16 May 1987. This stood as the Italian record until 2007, when Andrew Howe jumped 8.47. He has 59 caps in national team from 1982 to 1994.
  
  Achievements
  
  National titles
  He has won 9 times the individual national championship.
  4 wins in the long jump (1981, 1982, 1986, 1992)
  5 wins in the long jump indoor (1982, 1984, 1987, 1992, 1994)
  
  See also
   Italy national athletics team - More caps
   Men's long jump Italian record progression
   Italian all-time lists - Long jump
  
  References
  
  External links
   
  
  1961 births
  Living people
  Italian male long jumpers
  Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
  Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
  Olympic athletes for Italy
  Sportspeople from Rimini
  Olympic bronze medalists for Italy
  Athletics competitors of Fiamme Oro
  World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
  European Athletics Championships medalists
  Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
  Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy
  Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
  Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Mediterranean Games
  World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists
  Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics