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Maria Enrica Spacca
Maria Enrica Spacca (L'Aquila, 20 March 1986) is an Italian sprint (running), sprinter (400 m). She was a component of the national relay team that holds the two Italian records in athletics, Italian records (outdoor and indoor) at the 4x400 m relay. Biography In her career she has twice won the Italian Athletics Championships, national championships. She has 24 caps for the Italy national athletics team, national team from 2006. National records * 4x400 metres relay: 3:25.71 ( Barcelona, 1 August 2010) - with Chiara Bazzoni, Marta Milani, Libania Grenot * 4x400 metres relay indoor: 3:31.99 ( Sopot, 8 March 2014) - with Chiara Bazzoni, Marta Milani, Elena Maria Bonfanti * 4x400 metres relay indoor: 3:31.55 ( Birmingham, 4 March 2018) - current holder with Ayomide Folorunso, Raphaela Lukudo, Chiara Bazzoni Achievements National titles *1 win at the 400 metres at the Italian Athletics Championships (2012) *1 win at the 400 metres at the Italian Athletics Championships, Italian At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italia
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region. Italy is also considered part of Western Europe, and shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. It has a territorial exclave in Switzerland, Campione. Italy covers an area of , with a population of over 60 million. It is the third-most populous member state of the European Union, the sixth-most populous country in Europe, and the tenth-largest country in the continent by land area. Italy's capital and largest city is Rome. Italy was the native place of many civilizations such as the Italic peoples and the Etruscans, while due to its central geographic location in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean, the country has also historically been home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4x400 M Relay
Four-wheel drive, also called 4×4 ("four by four") or 4WD, refers to a two-axled vehicle drivetrain capable of providing torque to all of its wheels simultaneously. It may be full-time or on-demand, and is typically linked via a transfer case providing an additional output drive shaft and, in many instances, additional gear ranges. A four-wheel drive vehicle with torque supplied to both axles is described as "all-wheel drive" (AWD). However, "four-wheel drive" typically refers to a set of specific components and functions, and intended off-road application, which generally complies with modern use of the terminology. Definitions Four-wheel-drive systems were developed in many different markets and used in many different vehicle platforms. There is no universally accepted set of terminology that describes the various architectures and functions. The terms used by various manufacturers often reflect marketing rather than engineering considerations or significant technical diff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constituent states, Berlin is surrounded by the State of Brandenburg and contiguous with Potsdam, Brandenburg's capital. Berlin's urban area, which has a population of around 4.5 million, is the second most populous urban area in Germany after the Ruhr. The Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's third-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr and Rhine-Main regions. Berlin straddles the banks of the Spree, which flows into the Havel (a tributary of the Elbe) in the western borough of Spandau. Among the city's main topographical features are the many lakes in the western and southeastern boroughs formed by the Spree, Havel and Dahme, the largest of which is Lake Müggelsee. Due to its l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 World Championships In Athletics
The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics () were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg Gate. Organization Bidding process Berlin was announced the winning bidder by the IAAF on 6 December 2004 beating out bids from Split (Croatia), Valencia (Spain), Brisbane (Australia), Brussels (Belgium), Delhi (India), Casablanca (Morocco) and Daegu (South Korea). The city of Berlin and the Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband (German Athletics Association) are responsible for the organisation of the event. The Berlin Organising Committee 2009 GmbH, a corporation established by the DLV in 2005, will supervise the operative organisation of the competition. Costs Building upon Germany's history of successful athletics events, including the 1974 and 2006 FIFA World Cups the 1993 World Championships in Athletics, the 1936 and 1972 Summ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raphaela Lukudo
Raphaela Boaheng Lukudo (born 29 July 1994) is an Italian sprinter specialized in the 400 m, who won four medals at international senior level with Italian national track relay team of the 4×400 m relay. Biography Born in Aversa, Italy to Sudanese parents, she moved to Modena at the age of two. In 2006, she started to practice athletics with ''Mollificio Modenese Cittadella'' under the guidance of Mario Romano. She took part in the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics, for her first time with the Italy national athletics team, in Lille conquering the 400-meter semi-final despite an injury close to the competition. She competed in the women's 400 metres at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Than, always in 2018 she won a gold medal, with the national track relay team at the 2018 Mediterranean Games. Achievements ;Senior level National records * 4x400 metres relay indoor: 3:31.55 (Birmingham, England, 4 March 2018 with Ayomide Folorunso, Chiara Bazzoni, Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayomide Folorunso
Ayomide Temilade Oluwatoyosi Folorunso (born 17 October 1996) is an Italian athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles. She competed in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing. Biography Her family is originally from Nigeria, but since 2004 Ayomide has settled with her parents, mother Mariam and father Emmanuel, a mining geologist, in Fidenza. She failed to wear the ''azzurro'' at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics despite having obtained the minimum in five specialties, because she received her Italian passport a few days after the world championship, therefore she is member of the Italy national athletics team. National records * 400 metres hurdles: 53.89 at the 2023 World Championships semi-finals in Budapest, Hungary, 22 August 2023. * 4x400 metres relay indoor: 3:31.55 Birmingham, England, 4 March 2018) - current holder with Chiara Bazzoni, Raphaela Lukudo, Maria Enrica Spacca Achievements 1Did not finish in the final Per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West Midlands metropolitan county, and approximately 4.3 million in the wider metropolitan area. It is the largest UK metropolitan area outside of London. Birmingham is known as the second city of the United Kingdom. Located in the West Midlands region of England, approximately from London, Birmingham is considered to be the social, cultural, financial and commercial centre of the Midlands. Distinctively, Birmingham only has small rivers flowing through it, mainly the River Tame and its tributaries River Rea and River Cole – one of the closest main rivers is the Severn, approximately west of the city centre. Historically a market town in Warwickshire in the medieval period, Birmingham grew during the 18th century during the Midla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elena Maria Bonfanti
Elena Maria Bonfanti (born 9 July 1988 in Milan) is an Italian sprinter. Biography She competed in the 4 × 400 m relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. National records * 4x400 metres relay indoor: 3:31.99 ( Sopot Sopot is a seaside resort city in Pomerelia on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland, with a population of approximately 40,000. It is located in Pomeranian Voivodeship, and has the status of the county, being the smallest ci ..., 8 March 2014) - with Maria Enrica Spacca, Marta Milani, Chiara Bazzoni Achievements See also * Italy at the 2012 Summer Olympics References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bonfanti, Elena Maria Athletes from Milan Italian female sprinters 1988 births Living people Olympic athletes for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 2013 Mediterranean Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sopot
Sopot is a seaside resort city in Pomerelia on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland, with a population of approximately 40,000. It is located in Pomeranian Voivodeship, and has the status of the county, being the smallest city in Poland to do so. It lies between the larger cities of Gdańsk to the southeast and Gdynia to the northwest. The three cities together form the metropolitan area of Tricity. Sopot is a major health-spa and tourist resort destination. It has the longest wooden pier in Europe, at 515.5 metres, stretching out into the Bay of Gdańsk. The city is also famous for its Sopot International Song Festival, the largest such event in Europe after the Eurovision Song Contest. Among its other attractions is a fountain of bromide spring water, known as the "inhalation mushroom". Etymology The name is thought to derive from an Old Slavic word ''sopot'' meaning "stream" or "spring". The same root occurs in a number of other Old Slavic toponyms; it i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libania Grenot
Libania Grenot Martinez (born 12 July 1983) is a Cuban-born Italian former athlete specialising in the 400 metres. Two times European champion (2014, 2016), she holds the Italian records in the 200 and 400 metres. Biography Born in Santiago de Cuba on 12 July 1983, Grenot started running at the age of 9. In 2003-05, she was a Cuban champion in the 400 metres. In 2006, she married an Italian man and relocated to Casal Palocco, a XXXIV zone of Rome. Grenot acquired Italian citizenship in 2008, and that same year, she broke an Italian record in the 400 meters with a time of 51.05 s and then 50.83 seconds. The latter performance took place at the Beijing Olympics during the semi-final, but despite this effort she did not reach the final. In 2009, she won a gold medal in the distance at the XVI Mediterranean Games with a time of 50.30 s, a new Italian record. In 2014, she won a gold medal in the 400 metres at the European Championships, becoming the first Italian woman to win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marta Milani
Marta Milani (born 9 March 1987) is an Italian sprint athlete, who specializes in the 400 metres. National records * 4x400 metres relay indoor: 3:31.99 ( Sopot, 8 March 2014) - with Maria Enrica Spacca, Chiara Bazzoni, Elena Maria Bonfanti Achievements National titles He won 7 national championships at individual senior level. *Italian Athletics Championships **400 m: 2011 **800 m: 2012, 2013, 2014 *Italian Indoor Athletics Championships The Italian Athletics Indoor Championships ( it, Italian Athletics Indoor Championships) are the national championships in athletics of the indoor events, organised every year by the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera from 1970 (first edition ... **400 m: 2010, 2011 **800 m: 2014 See also * Italian all-time top lists - 400 metres References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Milani, Marta 1987 births Living people Italian female sprinters Sportspeople from the Province of Bergamo Athletics competitors of Gruppo Sportivo Ese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiara Bazzoni
Chiara Bazzoni (Arezzo, 5 July 1984) is an Italian sprinter (400 m). She was a component of the national relay team that holds the two Italian records (outdoor and indoor) on 4x400 m relay. Biography She has 9 caps in national team from 2006. National records * 4x400 metres relay: 3:25.71 ( Barcelona, 1 August 2010) - with Maria Enrica Spacca, Marta Milani, Libania Grenot * 4x400 metres relay indoor: 3:31.99 ( Sopot, 8 March 2014) - with Maria Enrica Spacca, Marta Milani, Elena Maria Bonfanti * 4x400 metres relay indoor: 3:31.55 ( Birmingham, 4 March 2018) - current holder with Ayomide Folorunso, Raphaela Lukudo, Maria Enrica Spacca Achievements National titles She has won the individual national championship 4 times. *1 win in the 400 metres (2013) *2 wins in the 400 metres indoor (2013, 2014, 2015) See also *Italian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Italy maintained by its national athletics federation, Federazione Italiana di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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