Claudio Licciardello (born 11 January 1986 in
Catania
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) is a
track and field sprinter from
Italy, who specializes in the
400 metres
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. His personal best time is 45.25 seconds, achieved in the heats at the 2008 Olympics in
Beijing.
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]
Biography
At the 2009 European Indoor Championships
The 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Turin, Italy, from Friday, 6 March to Sunday, 8 March 2009. The championships took place at the Oval Lingotto indoor arena he won the silver medal in the 400 metres,4 x 400 metres relay
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together with teammates Jacopo Marin, Matteo Galvan and Domenico Rao
Domenico Rao (born 11 June 1977) is a male track and field sprinter from Italia who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 47.09 seconds, achieved in 1998.
Biography
He won a gold medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2009 ...
.2008 Olympic Games
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
without reaching the final.[
]
Achievements
See also
* Italian all-time lists - 400 metres
* Italy national relay team
References
External links
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1986 births
Living people
Italian male sprinters
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Italy
Sportspeople from Catania
Athletics competitors of Fiamme Gialle
Italian Athletics Championships winners