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2021 Golden Gala
The 2021 Golden Gala was the 41st edition of the annual outdoor track and field meeting held in Italy, this time in Florence rather than the usual Rome location. Held on 10 June at the , it was the third leg of the 2021 Diamond League – the highest level international track and field circuit. The meeting was highlighted by Dina Asher-Smith's victory in the 200 metres, as well as Jakob Ingebrigtsen's unexpected European record in the 5000 metres with a time of 12:48.45 in his first sub-13 clocking. Results Athletes competing in the Diamond League disciplines earned extra compensation and points which went towards qualifying for the Diamond League finals in Zürich. First place earned 8 points, with each step down in place earning one less point than the previous, until no points are awarded in 9th place or lower. Diamond Discipline See also * 2021 Diamond League References ; Results * External links Official Diamond League Golden G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence
Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico anno 2013, datISTAT/ref> Florence was a centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of that era. It is considered by many academics to have been the birthplace of the Renaissance, becoming a major artistic, cultural, commercial, political, economic and financial center. During this time, Florence rose to a position of enormous influence in Italy, Europe, and beyond. Its turbulent political history includes periods of rule by the powerful Medici family and numerous religious and republican revolutions. From 1865 to 1871 the city served as the capital of the Kingdom of Italy (established in 1861). The Florentine dialect forms the base of Standard Italian and it became the language of culture throug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Rodgers
Michael Rodgers (born April 24, 1985) is an American professional track and field sprinter who specializes in the 100 m and the 60 m. He won the gold medal in the 100m relay in Doha 2019. He is also the Pan-Am Games Champion. Career Rodgers attended Berkeley High School in St. Louis, Missouri where he ran varsity track and played varsity basketball for the Bulldogs. Later attended Lindenwood University and Oklahoma Baptist University where he was a 10-time NAIA national champion from 2005 to 2007. Rodgers still holds the NAIA Indoor 60m record with a 6.65. In 60 meters, he became the 2008 US Indoor Champion and went on to finish fourth at the 2008 World Indoor Championships. In the 100 meters he finished sixth at the 2008 World Athletics Final. The start of the 2009 outdoor season saw Rodgers improve his 100 and 200 meter personal bests: at the Grande Prêmio Brasil Caixa meet in May he recorded times of 10.01 and 20.24 seconds respectively. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammed Ahmed (runner)
Mohammed Ahmed (born January 5, 1991) is a Canadian long-distance runner. A three-time Olympian, he is his country's most successful athlete in long distance racing, being the first to medal in the 5000 metres at both the World Championships (bronze in 2019) and the Olympic Games (silver in 2021). As well he is a two-time silver medallist at the Commonwealth Games in the 5000m and 10,000m events and was the 2015 Pan American champion in the 10,000 m. He holds the eleventh-fastest 5000m time in history and has set several national and area records. Early life Ahmed was born in Mogadishu, Somalia to Said Yusuf and Halimo Farah. Ahmed was raised in the town of El Afweyn in Somaliland, a town mainly inhabited by the Habr Je'lo clan of the Isaaq clan-family. His family moved to Kenya, and Moh spent the first ten years of his life there. His family then moved to St. Catharines, Ontario in Canada at the age of 11. He began running track at the age of 13 after watching his brothers ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hagos Gebrhiwet
Hagos Gebrhiwet Berhe ( ti, ሓጎስ ገብረሂወት, born 11 May 1994) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner and the former World Junior Record holder in the 5000 meters (12:47:53). Early life Born in the Tigray Region, he took up running seriously in 2010. He came sixth in the 5000 metres at the 2011 Ethiopian National Championships and was selected to run the 3000 metres at that year's World Youth Championships, where he finished fifth with a time of 7:45.11 minutes.Gebrhiwet Hagos IAAF. Retrieved on 20 May 2012. Hagos noted that his first national selection had helped him develop his running and he went on to win the junior title at the Ethiopian Club's Cross Country, competing for |
Machel Cedenio
Machel Cedenio (born 6 September 1995) is a Trinidadian sprinter specialising in the 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is on .... He represented his country at two outdoor and one indoor World Championships winning a silver medal in the relay at the 2015 outdoor edition. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He qualified for the final and came fourth with a new personal best of 44.01 seconds. This is the fastest fourth place time for the 400 metres. International competitions References External links * * 1995 births Living people Trinidad and Tobago male sprinters Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Aceti
Vladimir Aceti (born 16 October 1998) is an Italian sprinter, specialized in the 400 metres. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 4 × 400 m relay. Biography From Russian origins adopted when he was 5 by an Italian family. His first club was Atletica Vis Nova of Giussano. On 27 May 2017, he established his personal best in Oordegem at 46.30, the second best ever for an Italian junior. On 2 July 2017, he finished second during Italian Championships in Trieste, with 46.40. On 22 July 2017, he established the New Junior National Record, winning the gold medal at 2017 European Championships U20 in Grosseto, and also the gold medal in the race of 4x400 m (WU20L). Achievements National titles * Italian Athletics Indoor Championships ** 400 metres: 2021 See also * Italian national track relay team The Italy national relays team at the international athletics championships refer to the results of the Italian athletics team (in this page only at senior level), in the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edoardo Scotti
Edoardo Scotti (born 9 May 2000) is an Italian male 400 meter dash runner, who won a gold medal at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships and was a finalist at the 2018 European Athletics Championships with the Italian national track relay team. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 400 m. Personal bests ;Outdoor *400 metres: 45.21 ( Rome, 17 September 2020) Achievements National titles Scotti has won three national championships at individual senior Senior (shortened as Sr.) means "the elder" in Latin and is often used as a suffix for the elder of two or more people in the same family with the same given name, usually a parent or grandparent. It may also refer to: * Senior (name), a surname ... level. * Italian Athletics Championships **400 m: 2020, 2021, 2022 See also * Italy at the 2018 European Athletics Championships * List of European junior records in athletics References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Scotti, Edoardo 2000 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricky Petrucciani
Ricky Petrucciani (born 30 June 2000) is a Swiss sprinter specialising in the 400 metres. He represented his country at the 2019 and 2021 European Indoor Championships reaching the semifinals on the second occasion. In addition he won a bronze medal at the 2019 European U20 Championships. He also obtained a Silver medal at the 2022 European Championships in the 400m category. International competitions Personal bests Outdoor *100 metres – 10.37 (0.0 m/s, Regensdorf 2020) *200 metres – 21.03 (+0.4 m/s, Langenthal 2020) *400 metres – 45.02 (Tallinn 2021, NU23R) Indoor *60 metres – 6.71 (Magglingen 2021) *200 metres – 21.50 (Magglingen 2021) *400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is on ... – 46.72 (Toruń 2021) References External linksOffic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zakithi Nene
Zakithi Nene (born 2 April 1998) is a South African sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres. Career He won the South African 400m national title in 2021 and qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics through his world ranking. He competed in the 400 metres where he ran a time of 45.74 seconds. He ran as part of the South African 4x400m relay team which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas. He finished third in the 400 metres at the 2024 BAUHAUS-galan in Stockholm on 2 June 2024. In June 2024, he was selected for the South African team for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Personal life He studied economics at the University of KwaZulu-Natal The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) is a university with five campuses in the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. It was formed on 1 January 2004 after the merger between the University of Natal and the University of Durban-Westville. ... in his native South Africa. Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Hudson-Smith
Matthew Hudson-Smith (born 26 October 1994) is a British track and field sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres. He holds, as of July 2022, the British record, running a personal best of 44.35 seconds for the distance set at Eugene, Oregon in the 2022 Diamond League meeting. He was the 2018 European Champion in 400 metres, and a member of the gold-winning teams in the 4 x 400 metre relay at the 2014 European Athletics Championships, with Great Britain and 2014 Commonwealth Games with England. In the summer of 2022 he won his first individual global medal, a bronze, in the 2022 World Championships, only the second British male after Roger Black to win a World Championships medal in the event. Weeks later, at his home track in Birmingham, United Kingdom he won the silver medal at the Commonwealth Games representing England, before retaining his European title at the 2022 European Championships event in Munich. By retaining his 400-metre European crown, he matched the achiev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davide Re
Davide Re (born 16 March 1993) is an Italian male 400 metre runner, two times gold medallist at the 2018 Mediterranean Games. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 400 m. Biography At the individual senior level, he won a silver medal at 2017 European Team Championships Super League and the gold medal two years later at Bydgoszcz 2019 in Poland. He has participated in two editions of the World Championships in the 400 metres, reaching the semifinals in both, finishing 23rd overall at London 2017, and 9th overall with a time of 44.85 at Doha 2019, 8 hundredths of a second off his own national record, set at altitude (1000m above sea level) in La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland three months before. National records ;Outdoor *400 metres: 44.77 ( La Chaux de Fonds, 30 June 2019) - current holder * Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay: 3:16.15 ( Yokohama, 11 May 2019) (Davide Re, Giancarla Trevisan, Andrew Howe, Raphaela Lukudo) - current holder Achievements National titles * Ita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Zambrano
Anthony José Zambrano de la Cruz (born 17 January 1998) is a Colombian sprinter. He won the silver medal at the 2019 World Championships in the 400 metres, setting the new Colombian national record of 44.15 seconds. He was also a finalist of the 400 meters in the 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics held in Cali, Colombia. The following year he was in the final of the 400 meters at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. He currently holds the national record and national record U23 in the 400 meters at 43.93 sec, which also becomes South American record U23 and the second best historical mark of South America in the 400 meters. He won the 2018 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics, setting the championship record. In 2019 he won the Pan American Games 400 meters in Lima, Peru. He has qualified to represent Colombia at the 2020 Summer Olympics where he won the silver medal in the 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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