Emanuele Abate (born 8 July 1985) is an Italian athlete competing in the
110 metres hurdles
The 110 metres hurdles, or 110-metre hurdles, is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is included in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metres hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hur ...
. He was born in
Genoa
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.
Biography
In 2012 he twice improved the
national record, first time in
Montgeron
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The café ''Au Reveil Matin'' at 22 Avenue Jean Jaurès was the departure point ...
on 13 May 2012 with 13"32, second time in
Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital ...
, on 8 June, at ''
Memorial Primo Nebiolo
The Memorial Primo Nebiolo is an annual track and field meeting held at the Stadio Primo Nebiolo in Turin, Italy in early June.
History
The history of the Turin competition dates back to 1963, when the Torino Meeting was first held. This event ho ...
'', with 13"28.
National records
*60 metres hurdles indoor: 7.57 (4 February 2012
Magglingen
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) – Until 1 March 2013
*110 metres hurdles: 13.28 (8 June 2012
Turin
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)
Progression
;110 m hurdles
Achievements
National titles
He has won the individual
national championship
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six times.
*3 wins in the
110 metres hurdles
The 110 metres hurdles, or 110-metre hurdles, is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is included in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metres hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hur ...
(2007, 2008, 2011)
*3 wins in the
60 metres hurdles
60 metres hurdles is a distance in hurdling which is generally run in indoor competitions. It is equivalent with the first 5 hurdles of a standard outdoor hurdle race. The current women's and men's world records are 7.68 seconds ( Susanna K ...
indoor (2008, 2009, 2011)
See also
*
Italian records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Italy maintained by its national athletics federation, Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera (FIDAL).
Outdoor
Key to tables:
+ = en route to a longer distance
h = hand timing
A = af ...
*
Italian all-time lists – 110 metres hurdles
References
External links
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1985 births
Italian male hurdlers
Living people
Sportspeople from Genoa
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Italy
Athletics competitors of Fiamme Oro
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
Universiade bronze medalists for Italy
Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade
21st-century Italian people