Ivano Bucci (born 1 December 1986) is a Sammarinese sprinter, who specialized in the

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. Bucci qualified for the

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, by shattering both his personal best and a national record of 48.07 seconds at the

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. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Bucci ran in the second heat of the men's 400 metres, against seven other athletes, including top favorite

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of the Bahamas, and Sweden's

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. He finished the race in seventh place by two seconds behind Dominican Republic's

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, with a seasonal best of 48.57 seconds. Bucci, however, failed to advance into the semi-finals, as he placed fifty-third overall, and was ranked farther below three mandatory slots for the next round. Bucci is a graduate of electrical engineering at the

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, and also, a full-time member of La Fratellanza 1874 Track Club in his current residence

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NBC 2008 Olympics profile
1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Modena Sammarinese male sprinters Italian male sprinters Italian people of Sammarinese descent Olympic athletes for San Marino Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2009 Mediterranean Games World Athletics Championships athletes for San Marino Mediterranean Games competitors for San Marino {{SanMarino-athletics-bio-stub