Mauro Rossi (born 1 June 1973) is a former Italian
hurdler
Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, ...
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Biography
His
personal best 13:48, set in 1998, is the seventh best
Italian
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performance of all time. In 1998 it was also the 29th world best performance of the year.
Achievements
National titles
He won six
national championships
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at
senior
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level. For three consecutive years, from 1996 to 1998, he won both the indoor edition on 60 m hs, than the outdoor on 110 m hs.
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Italian Athletics Championships
The Italian Athletics Championships ( it, Campionati italiani assoluti di atletica leggera) are the national championships in athletics, organised every year by the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera.
The first edition, four races only, wa ...
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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 ...
: 1996, 1997, 1998
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Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
The Italian Athletics Indoor Championships ( it, Italian Athletics Indoor Championships) are the national championships in Athletics (sport), athletics of the indoor events, organised every year by the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera from ...
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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 ...
: 1996, 1997, 1998
See also
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Italian all-time lists - 110 metres hurdles
References
External links
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Mauro Rossiat All-Athletics
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1973 births
Living people
Italian male hurdlers
Athletics competitors of Fiamme Gialle
Athletes from Rome
Italian Athletics Championships winners