Sandro Floris (born 12 June 1965) is a former Italian sprinter who specialized in the

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who won eleven medals at the

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, ten of these with national relays team. At the senior individual level he was European indoor champion in Glasgow 1990.

Biography

His personal best 200 metres time was 20.68 seconds, achieved in June 1996 in

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. His personal best for the

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time was 10.36 seconds, achieved in July 1994 in

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Achievements

National titles

Floris won three national championships at individual

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level. *

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**100 m: 1994 **200 m: 1989 *

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**200 m: 1992

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