Fabio Cerutti (born 26 September 1985 in

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) is an

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n sprinter who specializes in the

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Biography

He finished sixth in

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at the 2007 European Indoor Championships. He also competed at the 2008 World Indoor Championships and the

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without reaching the final round. In

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he finished 5th in his heat in 10.49 seconds., beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 24, 2008 Together with

Simone Collio Simone Collio (born 27 December 1979 in Cernusco sul Naviglio) is an Italian sprinter who specializes in the 60 and 100 metres. His personal best times are 6.55 seconds in the 60 metres (indoor) and 10.06 seconds in the 100 metres, the third al ...

, Emanuele di Gregorio and Jacques Riparelli he also took part in the 4 x 100 metres relay, but they were disqualified in the first round. His personal best time is 10.13 seconds, achieved in July 2008 in

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. He equalled the Italian record of 6.55 seconds for 60m at the Italian indoor championships on 22 February 2009 winning his semi-final, however, he was disqualified in the final due to a false start and it was eventually won by

. At the

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, Cerutti finished second to

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in a time of 6.56. His teammate, Emanuele Di Gregorio, also ran a 6.56 earning him the bronze medal. He competed at the

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, reaching the quarterfinals stage of the 100 m.

National titles

He won 4 national championships at individual senior level. *

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: 2008, 2012, 2015 *

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: 2014

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cerutti, Fabio 1985 births Living people Italian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Italy Athletes from Turin Athletics competitors of Fiamme Gialle Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 2009 Mediterranean Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Italian Athletics Championships winners 21st-century Italian sportsmen

Biography

National titles

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