Andrea Colombo (born 14 February 1974 in

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) is an Italian sprinter who specialized in the

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. He won nine medals (eight at senior level), at the

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, seven of these with national relays team.

Biography

He finished seventh in

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at the

2000 Olympic Games The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

, together with teammates Francesco Scuderi, Alessandro Cavallaro and Maurizio Checcucci. He also won the gold medal in 200 metres at the 1993 European Junior Championships, and at the

2001 Mediterranean Games The XIV Mediterranean Games ( ar, ألعاب البحر الأبيض المتوسط 2001), commonly known as the 2001 Mediterranean Games, were the 14th Mediterranean Games held in Tunis, Tunisia, from 2-15 September 2001, where 2,991 athletes ( ...

he won the silver medal in 200 metres and the gold medal in relay. He also competed at the

1999 World Championships in Athletics The 7th World Championships in Athletics, a World Athletic Championships event held under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and Augu ...

, in relay, without reaching the final. His personal best times were 10.23 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in September 1999 in

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; and 20.60 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved at the

Olympic results

National titles

He has won 1 time the individual

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. *1 win in the

(1999)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Colombo, Andrea 1974 births Living people People from Bollate Italian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Italy Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 2001 Mediterranean Games Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Universiade bronze medalists for Italy Italian Athletics Championships winners Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Milan

Biography

Olympic results

National titles

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