Alessandro Aimar (born 5 June 1967 in
Milan) is a retired
Italian sprinter who specialized in the
400 metres
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.
Biography
He won six medals at the
International athletics competitions
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* Multi-sport events, commonly referred to as games, where athletics events form part of a wider sporting programme
* World cha ...
, all of these with
national relays team. His personal best time is 45.76 seconds, achieved in July 1993 in
Sestriere. He participated at two editions of the
Summer Olympics
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(1992 and 1996), he has 30 caps in
national team from 1989 to 1997.
Achievements
See also
*
Italy national relay team
References
External links
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1967 births
Living people
Italian male sprinters
Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Italy
Athletes from Milan
Athletics competitors of Fiamme Azzurre
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy
Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Mediterranean Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1993 Mediterranean Games
World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists