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Fabio Grossi (athlete)

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Fabio Grossi
Personal information
Full nameFabio Francesco Grossi
NationalityItalian
Born (1967-09-03) 3 September 1967 (age 57)
Milan, Italy
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
Event400 metres
ClubSnam Gas Metano
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • 400 m: 45.92 (1994)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Indoor Championships 0 1 0
Mediterranean Games 1 1 0
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 1995 Barcelona 4x400 m relay
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1991 Athens 4x400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 1991 Athens 400 m

Fabio Francesco Grossi (born 3 September 1967, in Milan) is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.

Biography

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Fabio Grossi won three medals at the International athletics competitions, two of these with national relays team.[1] His personal best time is 45.92 seconds, achieved in September 1994 in Bologna.[2] He participated at one edition of the Summer Olympics (1992),[3] he has 21 caps in national team from 1989 to 1996.[4]

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Italy
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 3rd (h) [5] 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.08
1991 Mediterranean Games Athens, Greece 1st 400 m 45.93
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.20 [6]
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 7th 4×400 metres 3:02.18
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.46
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:09.12

National titles

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He has won 1 time the individual national championship.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  2. ^ Italian all-time list, men's 400 metres (last updated for year 2000)
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fabio Grossi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  4. ^ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  5. ^ Competed only in the heat.
  6. ^ Mediterranean Games - GBR Athletics
  7. ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
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