Patrizia Spuri (born 18 February 1973 in
Fara in Sabina
Fara in Sabina (also shortened to Fara Sabina) is a (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region of Lazio, located about northeast of Rome and about southwest of Rieti.
History
The area was inhabited in prehistoric times, as a ...
) is an Italian former
sprinter (400 m) and
middle-distance runner
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(800 m).
In her career she won 9 times the
national championships
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. She is the wife of the
triple jump
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er
Fabrizio Donato
Fabrizio Donato (born 14 August 1976) is an Italian former athlete who competed in the triple jump and occasionally in the long jump. He is known for winning gold medals at the 2001 Mediterranean Games and the 2009 European Indoor Championships ...
.
National records
* 4x400 metres relay: 3'26"69 (
Paris
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, 20 June 1999) - with
Virna De Angeli,
Francesca Carbone,
Danielle Perpoli
* 4x400 metres relay indoor: 3'35"01 (
Ghent
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, 27 February 2000) - with
Virna De Angeli,
Francesca Carbone,
Carla Barbarino
Carla Barbarino (born on 16 May 1967) is an Italian former sprinter (400 m) and hurdler (400 m hs).
Biography
Barbarino was born on 16 May 1967 in Lodi, Italy. She won the national championships four times. She has been the coach of Italian hur ...
Achievements
National titles
*4 wins in
400 metres
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at the
Italian Athletics Championships
The Italian Athletics Championships () are the national championships in Athletics (sport), athletics, organised every year by the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera.
The first edition, four races only, was held in 1906 at Arena Civica in ...
(1994, 1996, 1997, 1998)
*1 win in
800 metres
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at the Italian Athletics Championships (1999)
[
*2 wins in 400 metres at the ]Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
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(1994, 1998)
*1 win in 800 metres at the Italian Athletics Indoor Championships (2000)[
]
See also
* Italian all-time top lists - 400 metres
* Italian all-time top lists - 800 metres
References
External links
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1973 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Rieti
Athletes from Lazio
Italian female sprinters
Italian female middle-distance runners
Olympic athletes for Italy
Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy
Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games
World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
Olympic female sprinters
Italian Athletics Championships winners