Angelo Cipolloni (born 16 February 1970, in
Rieti
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) is a retired
Italian
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sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metre races.
Biography
He won eight medals at the
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 cham ...
, seven of these with
national relays team. His personal best 200 metres time is 20.79 seconds, achieved in September 1996 in
Rieti
Rieti (; , Sabino: ) is a town and ''comune'' in Lazio, central Italy, with a population of 47,700. It is the administrative seat of the province of Rieti and see of the diocese of Rieti, as well as the modern capital of the Sabina region.
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. His personal best
100 metres
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time is 10.37 seconds, achieved in June 1997 in
Rome
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.
Achievements
National titles
He has won 4 times the individual
national championship
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.
*2 wins in the
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 slight ...
(1995, 1996)
*2 wins in the
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 slight ...
indoor (1995, 1997)
See also
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Italy national relay team
References
External links
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1970 births
Living people
Italian male sprinters
Athletics competitors of Fiamme Gialle
Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Italy
Sportspeople from Rieti
Athletes from Lazio
World Athletics Championships medalists
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games
FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Italy
Italian Athletics Championships winners
Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade
20th-century Italian sportsmen