Italian high-jumper inspires viewers with half-beard during Athletics coverage
Gianmarco Tamberi showed off the bizarre facial hair at the Indoor European Athletics Championships - drawing plaudits from fellow sports personalities...
Viewers watching the European Indoor Athletics Championships on Sunday afternoon saw an Italian high-jumper reach the heights of hipster fashion, even if he didn’t perform quite as well in the competition itself.
Gianmarco Tamberi impressed with his now trademark half beard/half clean-shaven look, with one sports presenter even suggesting the facial hair alone should qualify him for the 2015 Sports Personality of the Year award.
https://twitter.com/dannykellywords/status/574588854952464384
Other sports personalities were also inspired by Tamberi's example...
https://twitter.com/KatharineMerry/status/574593410855755776
...while some commentators suggested another award was in order...
https://twitter.com/dailyedge/status/574617466803900416
Sadly for Tamberi, his jumping wasn't quite as impressive as his beard on the day, leaving him in seventh place in the competition – but a winner in the eyes of hipsters everywhere...