Benedetta Ceccarelli (born 23 January 1980, in
Perugia
Perugia (, , ; lat, Perusia) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber, and of the province of Perugia.
The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and part o ...
) is an Italian athlete who specializes in the
400 metres hurdles
The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women.
On a standard outdoor track, 400 metres is the length of the inside lane, once a ...
.
Biography
She won two medals, to individual level, at the
International athletics competitions
In the sport of athletics, international competitions between national teams can be distinguished into four main types:
* Multi-sport events, commonly referred to as games, where athletics events form part of a wider sporting programme
* World cha ...
. Her personal best time is 54.79 seconds, achieved in August 2005 in Rieti.
Achievements
National titles
Benedetta Ceccarelli has won 6 times the individual
national championship
A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or competition, contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the be ...
.
*6 wins in the
100 metres hurdles
The 100 metres hurdles, or 100-meter hurdles, is a track and field event run mainly by women (the male counterpart is the 110 metres hurdles). For the race, ten Hurdling, hurdles of a height of are placed along a straight course of . The first h ...
(2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
See also
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Italian records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Italy maintained by its national athletics federation, Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera (FIDAL).
Outdoor
Key to tables:
+ = en route to a longer distance
h = hand timing
A = af ...
*
Italian all-time lists - 400 metres hurdles
References
External links
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1980 births
Living people
Italian female hurdlers
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Italy
Sportspeople from Perugia
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
Universiade silver medalists for Italy
Athletics competitors of Centro Sportivo Carabinieri
Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade
20th-century Italian women
21st-century Italian women