Marco Vaccari (born 17 July 1966 in
Milan
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) is a retired
Italian sprinter who specialized in the
400 metres
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.
Career
Vaccari won seven medals in
international athletics competitions
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* Multi-sport events, commonly referred to as games, where athletics events form part of a wider sporting programme
* World cha ...
, six of these with
national relays team. His personal best time is 45.47 seconds, achieved in June 1992 in
Bologna
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. He participated at two editions of the
Summer Olympics
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(1992 and 1996), he earned 36 caps with the
national team from 1989 to 1999.
Achievements
National titles
He has won six individual
national championship
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titles.
*
400 metres
The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...
: 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999
*
200 metres
The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...
indoor: 1996
*400 metres indoor: 1997
See also
*
Italian all-time lists - 400 metres
*
Italy national relay team
References
External links
*
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1966 births
Living people
Athletes from Milan
Italian male sprinters
Olympic athletes of Italy
Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
Athletics competitors of Fiamme Azzurre
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy
Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Mediterranean Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists
Italian Athletics Championships winners