Emanuele Di Gregorio (born 13 December 1980 in

Castellammare del Golfo Castellammare del Golfo (; scn, Casteddammari; la, Emporium Segestanorum or ) is a town and municipality in the Trapani Province of Sicily. The name can be translated as "Sea Fortress on the Gulf", stemming from the medieval fortress in the ha ...

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) is a

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sprint athlete who competes internationally for

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Biography

Di Gregorio represented

Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics Italy competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, China. The country sent a delegation of 344 athletes to compete. Medalists , width="78%" align="left" valign="top" , , width="22%" align="left" valign="top" , Archery At the ...

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. He competed in the 4×100 metres relay together with

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and

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. In their qualification heat they were disqualified and eliminated. He achieved a new personal best at the

2009 European Athletics 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

in Turin with a 6.56-second run for the

60 metres 60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior at ...

dash. A photo-finish revealed he came in third just ahead of Great Britain's

Simeon Williamson Simeon Oscar Williamson (born 16 January 1986) is an English bobsledder and former track and field sprinter who specialised in the 100 metres., beijing2008.cn, ret: 26 August 2008 Williamson, a London native, is the second cousin to 2008 Beijing ...

(6.57). He succeeded at the regional level with a

silver medal A silver medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc ...

in the 100 m at the

2009 Mediterranean Games The 2009 Mediterranean Games, officially the XVI Mediterranean Games ( it, XVI Giochi del Mediterraneo) and commonly known as Pescara 2009, was a multi-sport event held in Pescara, Italy, from 26 June to 5 July 2009. It was governed by the Inte ...

, before adding the relay gold to his honours. He ran at the

2009 World Championships in Athletics The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics () were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg ...

, reaching the 100 m quarter-finals and he also helped the men's 4×100 metres relay team to sixth in the final. He ran a personal best in the 100 m at the

2010 European Athletics Championships The 2010 European Athletics Championships were the 20th edition of the European Athletics Championships, organised under the supervision of the European Athletic Association. They were held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona, Cat ...

, finishing in 10.17 seconds into a headwind to earn himself a place in the event final. He finished seventh in his first major outdoor final. He scored his first Italian record in the 100 m relay event with the men's team, who took the silver behind France in a record time of 38.17 seconds.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Di Gregorio, Emanuele 1980 births Living people Italian male sprinters Olympic athletes of Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics People from Castellammare del Golfo Athletics competitors of Centro Sportivo Aeronautica Militare European Athletics Championships medalists Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 2009 Mediterranean Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Italian Athletics Championships winners Sportspeople from the Province of Trapani

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