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Vito Petrella

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Vito Petrella
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1965-04-12) April 12, 1965 (age 59)
Gloucester, Great Britain
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
Event400 metres
ClubAtletica Riccardi
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • 400 m: 46.15 (1988)
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1987 Latakia 4x400 metres relay
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Sheffield 4x400 metres relay
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Indoor Championships 0 0 1
Summer Universiade 0 0 1
Mediterranean Games 1 0 1
Total 1 0 3

Vito Petrella (born 12 April 1965) is a former Italian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.

Biography

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He won four medals at the International athletics competitions, all with the national relays team.[1] He has 20 national team caps, from 1986 to 1992.[2] In 1988, his magic year, Vito Petrella ran 46"37 indoors, he also ran 10"8 in the 100 metres and 21"39 in the 200 metres. His 400 metres personal best time is 46"15 seconds, achieved in August 1988 in Sestriere. However, his best outdoor performance was probably one month before in Turin, at the sea level, when, although running in the first lane, he ran in 46"17 winning the 400 metres at the Italian Championship for Clubs. He was trained by Graziano Della Valle in Pavia together with Tiziano Gemelli (46"31) and Marco Michieli (47"04), who belonged to the same sport club.

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Italy
1983 Mediterranean Games Latakia, Syria 1st 4x400 m relay 3:05.29
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, Germany 4th 4x400 m relay 3:01.37
1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 5th 400 m 47.73 [3]
1989 European Indoor Championships The Hague, Netherlands 6th 400 m 47.83 [4]
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 4th 4x400 m relay 3:01.78
1991 World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain 3rd 4x400 m relay 3:05.51
Summer Universiade Sheffield, Great Britain 3rd 4x400 m relay 3:07.54
1993 Mediterranean Games Narbonne, France 3rd 4x400 m relay 3.05.11

National titles

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He has won one time the individual national championship.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  2. ^ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  3. ^ 1988 European Indoor Championships, men's 400 metres final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
  4. ^ 1989 European Indoor Championships, men's 400 metres final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
  5. ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
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