Talotti finished fourth at the
2002 European Championships in Athletics and twelfth at the
2004 Olympic Games. He also competed at the
2003 World Championships, the
2005 European Indoor Championships, and the
2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. Talotti was the Italian high jump champion in 2000 and 2004, out jumping
Giulio Ciotti,
Nicola Ciotti, and
Andrea Bettinelli in those campaigns. His personal best jump was 2.30 metres, achieved in June 2003 in
Florence, and which he thrice equalled thereafter. In January 2005 Talotti jumped 2.32 metres on the indoor track in
Glasgow. ==Achievements==