Ashraf Saber (born 2 April 1973, in
Rome
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) is a former
Italian
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athlete who competed in the
400 metres and
400 metres hurdles
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On a standard outdoor track, 400 metres is the length of the inside lane, once ...
, event at which he was world junior champion in 1992.
Biography
He was born to an Egyptian father and an Italian mother (although she was born in Egypt). He won seven medals (five at senior level), at the
International athletics competitions
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, five of these with
national relays team.
Achievements
National titles
Ashraf Saber has won 5 times the individual
national championship
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.
*1 win in the
400 metres (2000)
*4 wins in the
400 metres indoor (1995, 1996, 1998, 2002)
See also
*
Italian all-time lists - 400 metres
*
Italian all-time lists - 400 metres hurdles
*
Italy national relay team
References
External links
*
Ashraf Saberat
RAI
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website
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1973 births
Living people
Italian male hurdlers
Italian male sprinters
Olympic athletes for Italy
Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athletes from Rome
Italian people of Egyptian descent
Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy
Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games
World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists
Italian Athletics Championships winners