Jacques Riparelli (born 27 March 1983 in

Yaoundé Yaoundé (; , ) is the Capital city, capital city of Cameroon. It has a population of more than 2.8 million which makes it the second-largest city in the country after the port city Douala. It lies in the Centre Region (Cameroon), Centre Region o ...

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) is a

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sprint athlete who competes internationally for

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His father is

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, mother is Cameroonian. Jacques Riparelli moved with his family to Italy at the age of four. Riparelli represented Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics in

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. He competed at the

4 × 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners must begin in the same stagger as for the indiv ...

together with

Fabio Cerutti Fabio Cerutti (born 26 September 1985 in Turin) is an Italian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. Biography He finished sixth in 60 metres at the 2007 European Indoor Championships. He also competed at the 2008 World Indoor Champions ...

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 ...

and Emanuele di Gregorio. In their qualification heat they were disqualified and eliminated. He competed in the same event at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Riparelli, Jacques 1983 births Living people Italian male sprinters Olympic athletes for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Yaoundé Athletics competitors of Centro Sportivo Aeronautica Militare World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics 21st-century Italian sportsmen

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