Matteo Galvan (born 24 August 1988) is an

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n sprinter who specializes in the

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and

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. His career highlight so far is the

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, where he placed sixth in the 400 metres and won a gold medal in the relay. He also won seven national championships at individual

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level from 2008 to 2016 in three different specialities of the

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(100, 200 and 400 metres).

Biography

Galvan was born in

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. He won the bronze medal in the 200 metres at the 2005 World Youth Championships, in a personal best time of 21.14 seconds.. Retrieved on 9 March 2009. At the 2006 World Junior Championships he was named as one of the prime members of the Italian squad. He did reach the final round of the 200 metres, but was disqualified. He also competed in the

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, but without reaching the final round. In 2006 he achieved personal best times in the

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and 200 metres, with 10.54 and 20.87 seconds respectively, both times set in July in

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. 2007 and 2008 were low-key seasons for Galvan. He ran the 200 metres in 20.96 in June 2007, and the 400 metres in 47.10 in September 2007. He repeated this exact time in February 2008 in

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, during the indoor season. In February 2009 he ran the 400 metres in 46.26, at the Italian indoor championships in

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. At that time it was the third fastest time in Europe and the sixth fastest in the world during the 2008–09 indoor season. The

was staged in the same city the next month, and, competing in the 400 metres, Galvan managed to place sixth in the final with the time 48.23. On the next day he won a gold medal in the

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, together with teammates Jacopo Marin,

Domenico Rao Domenico Rao (born 11 June 1977) is a male track and field sprinter from Italia who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 47.09 seconds, achieved in 1998. Biography He won a gold medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2009 ...

and Claudio Licciardello. Galvan ran the second leg.

National record

* 400 metres: 45.12 (

, june 2016). Current

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established at the 2016 Italian Championships.

Achievements

National titles

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** 100 metres: 2011 ** 200 metres: 2008 ** 400 metres: 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019

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