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Italy At The 2009 World Championships In Athletics
Italy competed at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, held from August 15 to August 23. On August 3, the Italian national athletics federation (FIDAL) revealed the final team composed of 40 athletes (24 men and 16 women), but on 8 August, after a last test competition in Grosseto, Andrew Howe, in accordance with FIDAL, decided not to compete in Berlin. Just before publishing the team, Faloci, a discus thrower, also decided not to compete. Italy did not win a single medal in the championships, the first time ever in the history of the World Athletics Championships that Italy have failed to win a medal, the first time since Melbourne 1956 in any major championships (World, Olympics or European), but the medals of some of the athletics world championship races in 2009 were otherwise awarded 24 March 2016 as a result of doping disqualifications. Among these reallocations also the medals of 20 km walk, which saw the Italian Giorgio Rubino, initially 4th, get the bronze medal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federazione Italiana Di Atletica Leggera
The Italian Athletics Federation (Italian: ''Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera'', FIDAL), is the governing body for athletics in Italy since 1906. The Italian Federation, founded on 21 October 1906, on initiative of ''La Gazzetta dello Sport'', as Federazione Podistica Italiana (FPI), has been recognised by International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF), now World Athletics, since its Berlin Congress in 1913. History FIDAL assumed its current name in 1926, previously it was as described in the following table. Presidents Technical Directors Since 1920 the technical directors of the Italian national team have been the following. See also *Italy national athletics team *Athletics in Italy *FIDAL Hall of Fame *Naturalized athletes of Italy References External links * {{Authority control Italy Athletics in Italy Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone Collio
Simone Collio (born 27 December 1979 in Cernusco sul Naviglio) is an Italian sprinter who specializes in the 60 and 100 metres.Athlete biography: Simone Collio beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 26, 2008 His personal best times are 6.55 seconds in the 60 metres (indoor) and 10.06 seconds in the 100 metres, the third all-time best performance in the Italian ranking of 100 meters, after the 10.01 at altitude of Pietro Mennea and 9.99 of Filippo Tortu. Biography Participating in the[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Jacques Nkouloukidi
Jean-Jacques Nkouloukidi (born 15 April 1982 in Rome) is a former Italian race walker. Biography Born in Rome by Congolese father and Haitian mother grew up in Ostia practicing swimming and soccer. He participated at one edition of the Summer Olympics (2008), he has 7 caps in national team from 2005 to 2012. Achievements National titles Ivano Brugnetti has won 3 times the individual national championship A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, indi .... *1 win in the 10000 m walk track (2011) *2 wins in the 20 km walk (2009, 2010) See also * Italy at the European Race Walking Cup - Multiple medalists * Naturalized athletes of Italy References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nkouloukidi, Jean-Jacques 1982 births Living people Italian male racewalkers Athl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivano Brugnetti
Ivano Brugnetti (born 1 September 1976 in Milan) is an Italian former race walker. Biography Brugnetti won five medals, at individual level, in international athletics competitions. He participated at three editions of the Summer Olympics (2000, 2004, and 2008) and earneds 22 caps in the national team from 1997 to 2008. Achievements National titles Brugnetti is a seven-time winner at the Italian Athletics Championships The Italian Athletics Championships ( it, Campionati italiani assoluti di atletica leggera) are the national championships in athletics, organised every year by the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera. The first edition, four races only, w .... *4 wins in the 10,000 m walk (1999, 2006, 2008, 2009) *2 wins in the 20 km walk (2003, 2004) *1 win in the 5000 metres walk indoor (2001) See also * FIDAL Hall of Fame * Italy at the European Race Walking Cup - Multiple medalists * Italian all-time lists - 20 km walk * Italian all-time lists - 50 km walk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniele Meucci
Daniele Meucci (born 7 October 1985) is an Italian athlete who specialises in long-distance running, including track running, cross country and road running who won twenty medals at international level (seventeen at senior level and three at youth level). He represented Italy at the 2012 Summer Olympics, running in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres. Meucci is a three-time medallist in the latter event at the European Athletics Championships, having won bronze in 2010 and 2016 and silver in 2012. He was also a bronze medallist at the European Cross Country Championships in 2012. He has competed at five World Championships in Athletics (2009 and 2011 in the 5000 m, 2011, 2013 and 2017 in the 10000 m and 2015 in the marathon). Biography Early career Born in Pisa, he began competing internationally in 2006 and was fourteen at the European Cup 10000m and improved to tenth place in the 10000 metres at the 2006 European Athletics Championships. He won a bronze medal and a team silver m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 World Championships In Athletics – Men's 5000 Metres
The men's 5000 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics were held at the Olympiastadion Berlin, Olympic Stadium on 20 and 23 August Medalists Summary In hindsight, this race was the confluence of many of the greats. Kenenisa Bekele was already the 10,000 metres world record progression, world record holder, the Woolworth double (Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres, 5 and Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres, 10) Olympic champion and the champion at 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres, 10,000 here. At 27, this would be his last successful major championship race. At 35, Bernard Lagat (a Kenyan transplant to USA) would continue to medal internationally for another 5 years. Lagat was the defending champion and was the 1500 metres#All-time top 25, second fastest 1500 runner of all time. Eliud Kipchoge had the List of World Championships in Athletics records#Men, championship record from 2003 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Obrist
Christian Obrist (born 20 November 1980 in Brixen) is an Italian middle distance runner, who specializes in the 1500 m. Biography Obrist finished seventh in the 1500 m final at both the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich and the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. He was also a semi-finalist at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics. His personal best time is 3:35.32 minutes, achieved in September 2007 in Rieti. He first represented the sports club ''SSV Brixen'', than C.S. Carabinieri. Achievements National titles Christian Obrist has won 12 times the individual national championship. *8 wins in the 1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ... (2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012) *4 wins in the 1500 metres indoor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 World Championships In Athletics – Men's 1500 Metres
The men's 1500 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium between 15–19 August. Among the favoured athletes in the event were defending champion Bernard Lagat, European champion Mehdi Baala, and the Kenyan season leaders Asbel Kiprop, Haron Keitany and Augustine Choge. All the favoured athletes progressed through a series of tactically-run heats on the first day of competition, with Baala, Kiprop, Choge and Deresse Mekonnen the four race winners. Moroccan Amine Laalou won the first semi-final, followed by Americans Lopez Lomong and Lagat, while Kiprop and Leonel Manzano both finished quickly to take the top two qualifying spots in the second race. The only high-profile athlete to be eliminated in the semi-finals was Keitany, who did not start, putting an end to any hopes of a Kenyan medal sweep.Ramsak, Bob (2009-08-17)Event Report - Men's 1500m - Semi-Final. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-19. The final race began slowly and, as the athle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lukas Rifesser
Lukas Rifesser (born 17 July 1986, Bruneck, South Tyrol, Italy) FIDAL. Retrieved on 2015-05-31. is an Italian middle-distance runner. He has won the Italian Athletics Championships twice, once in the 800 metres (2010) and once in the (2008). Rifesser has also competed in the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 World Championships In Athletics – Men's 800 Metres
The men's 800 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 20, 21 and 23 August. In the first semifinals heat, Marcin Lewandowski fell over Bram Som who had tripped over Abubaker Kaki, who had fallen on his own account. After a protest, both Lewandowski and Som were allowed to compete in the final. With the extra athletes on the track the two time qualifiers, Alfred Kirwa Yego in lane 1 and Mbulaeni Mulaudzi in lane 8, had to share their lanes with Som in 1 and Lewandowski in 8. None of the people sharing lanes conceded space, Som leading Yego around the outside of the turn effectively boxing out Yego, Yusuf Saad Kamel and Yeimer López. With typically slow starters Nick Symmonds and Yuriy Borzakovskiy in the middle lanes, Som had a free run from the inside but Mulaudzi, Lewandowski and Amine Laâlou a strong wave from the outside to take the lead. Atypically, neither Symmonds nor Borzakovskiy were content to take the rear, both worki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 World Championships In Athletics – Men's 400 Metres
The men's 400 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 18, 19 and 21 August. The United States had a strong tradition in the event, with an American topping the Olympic 400 m podium every time since the 1988 Olympics. Similar to the 2007 World Championships, Jeremy Wariner and LaShawn Merritt were the clear favourites. However, on this occasion recent form favoured the Olympic champion Merritt instead of the reigning world champion Wariner. Both Americans were undefeated that season but Merritt held the world-leading time of 44.50 seconds. A gold or silver medallist outside of these two competitors seemed unlikely; Bahamian Chris Brown, Irishman David Gillick, Frenchman Leslie Djhone and the other two runners from the United States (Gil Roberts and Lionel Larry) were seen to be capable of a bronze at best. On the first day, Ramon Miller surprised as the fastest qualifier in the heats, scoring a new personal best of 45 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matteo Galvan
Matteo Galvan (born 24 August 1988) is an Italian sprinter who specializes in the 200 and 400 metres. His career highlight so far is the 2009 European Indoor Championships, where he placed sixth in the 400 metres and won a gold medal in the relay. He also won seven national championships at individual senior level from 2008 to 2016 in three different specialities of the sprinting (100, 200 and 400 metres). Biography Galvan was born in Vicenza. He won the bronze medal in the 200 metres at the 2005 World Youth Championships, in a personal best time of 21.14 seconds.. Retrieved on 9 March 2009. At the 2006 World Junior Championships he was named as one of the prime members of the Italian squad. He did reach the final round of the 200 metres, but was disqualified. He also competed in the 4 x 100 metres relay, but without reaching the final round. In 2006 he achieved personal best times in the 100 and 200 metres, with 10.54 and 20.87 seconds respectively, both times set in July in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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