Maurizio Checcucci (born 26 February 1974 in

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) is an Italian sprinter who specializes in the

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Biography

He finished seventh in

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at the

2000 Olympic Games The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

, together with teammates Francesco Scuderi, Alessandro Cavallaro and

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. He also won the bronze medal in 200 metres at the 1993 European Junior Championships,European Junior Championships (Men)
- GBR Athletics and at the

2001 Mediterranean Games The XIV Mediterranean Games ( ar, ألعاب البحر الأبيض المتوسط 2001), commonly known as the 2001 Mediterranean Games, were the 14th Mediterranean Games held in Tunis, Tunisia, from 2-15 September 2001, where 2,991 athletes ( ...

he won the silver medal in 100 metres and the gold medal in relay. He also competed at the 2002 European Championships and the 2006 European Championships without reaching the final. At 36 years old, he also competed at the 2010 European Championships, and won the silver medal in 4 × 100 m (38.17, NR) with

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and

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. His personal best times were 6.76 seconds in the

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, achieved in January 2004 in

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; 10.27 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in September 2001 in

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; and 20.81 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in June 2001 in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Checcucci, Maurizio 1974 births Living people Italian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Italy Sportspeople from Florence Athletics competitors of Fiamme Oro European Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2001 Mediterranean Games Italian Athletics Championships winners

Biography

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