Alessandro Attene

Alessandro Attene
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1977-09-10) September 10, 1977
Recanati, Italy
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country Italy Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Sprint
Club G.S. Fiamme Azzurre
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 100 m: 10.33 (2005)
  • 200 m: 20.57 (1997)
  • 200 m indoor: 20.94 (2001)
  • 400 m: 45.35 (2000)

Alessandro Attene (born 10 September 1977 in Recanati, Province of Macerata) is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the sprint.

Biography

He won four medals (three at senior level), at the International athletics competitions, two of these with national relays team.[1] His personal best time is 45.35 seconds, achieved in the heats of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He also competed at the 1997 and 2001 World Championships, the 2001 World Indoor Championships and the 2002 European Championships without ever reaching the final. He did win a silver medal in the 200 metres and gold medal in the relay 4x100 at the 2005 Mediterranean Games.[2] He participated at on edition of the Summer Olympics (2000), he has 16 caps in national team from 1994 to 2005.[3]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Italy
1996 World Junior Championships Sydney, Australia 12th (sf) 200m 21.53 (wind: -2.9 m/s)
6th 4 × 100 m relay 40.18
1997 European U23 Championships Turku, Finland 2nd 200m 20.68 (wind: 0.3 m/s)
4th 4 × 100 m relay 39.71
7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:08.00
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 15th (sf) 400 m 46.41 [4]

National championships

He has won 3 times the individual national championship.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  2. Mediterranean Games - GBR Athletics
  3. Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  4. He ran in abetter crono (45.35 his all-time Personal Best), in quarter-finals.
  5. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  6. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 28 December 2012.

External links

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