Enrico Saraceni (born May 19, 1964 in

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) is an Italian athlete, known for setting the M40 division Masters Athletics World Record in the

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Biography

His first known results date to 1995 in the European athletic competition for postal workers. In 2001 he was the Italian champion in the Indoor 400 metres, running 47.56. Later that year, he also set his personal best 46.86, at the age of 37 at

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, which qualified him to represent Italy in the

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, as well as participating as the 3rd leg on the 4x400 relay. As a Masters athlete after turning 40 in 2004, he won the European Masters Championships at

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, winning both the

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and 400 metres, setting the record at 47.81. The record was formerly held by Olympic champion Lee Evans. Since then he has also added the world record in the Indoor 400 metres at 48.95 set at the World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saraceni, Enrico 1964 births Living people Sportspeople from the Province of Chieti Italian masters athletes World record setters in masters athletics People from Fossacesia