Dalia Kaddari (born 23 March 2001) is an Italian

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sprinter who specialises in the

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. She won a gold medal at the 2021 European U23 Championships. Kaddari is also a two time Italian champion in the event. At the age of 17, Kaddari was the 2018 Youth Olympic 200 m silver medallist. She competed at the

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, in

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Biography

Kaddari was born on 23 March 2001 in

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, to an Italian mother and Moroccan-born father. Growing up, she set consecutive Italian records in her signature event of the

. Aged 17, she won a silver medal at the

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with a national under-18 best time of 23.45 seconds. In 2019-20, she set national indoor under-20 records, ultimately lowering it to 23.85 s. In August 2020, while still a

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, Kaddari took a gold medal in the outdoor event at the Italian Championships, with a personal best of 23.30 s. In September, she took 0.02 off the Italian under-20 record clocking 23.23 s in

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, Switzerland. In May 2021, Kadari finished second at the

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, whose

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events took place in

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, Poland. She won her second Italian title in June, and the next month, she earned a gold medal at the European U23 Championships in

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, Estonia.

Statistics

International competitions

National titles

* Italian Championships ** 200 m (2): 2020 (

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title while

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), 2021

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaddari, Dalia 2001 births Italian female sprinters Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Sportspeople from Cagliari Italian people of Moroccan descent Athletics competitors of Fiamme Oro Italian Athletics Championships winners Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Italy Olympic female sprinters Sardinian women 21st-century Italian women European Athletics Championships medalists