Annarita Balzani (born 15 April, 1967 in
Meldola
Meldola ( rgn, Mèdla) is a town and ''comune'' near Forlì, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
History
The area of Meldola was inhabited since very ancient times. The Romans built here a large aqueduct (still existing under the ground) which served the mi ...
) is a former
Italian
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* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
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sprinter.
Biography
She won three medals at senior level, two of these with the
national relay team at
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 ...
.
She has 26 caps for the
national team
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from 1983 to 1993. On 2 December 2012 she was elected federal advisor of the
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 Sp ...
(FIDAL), in the team of the new President .
Achievements
See also
*
Italy national relay team - All the medals
References
External links
*
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1967 births
Living people
Italian female sprinters
Italian female hurdlers
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy
Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Mediterranean Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1993 Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Italy
Medalists at the 1991 Summer Universiade
People from Meldola