Simone Collio (born 27 December 1979 in Cernusco sul Naviglio) is an Italian sprinter who specializes in the 60 and

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.Athlete biography: Simone Collio
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and 9.99 of

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Biography

Participating in the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

, he achieved fourth place in his 100 metres heat, thus securing qualification to the second round. He then achieved sixth place in his second round heat, thus failing to secure qualification to the semi-finals. At the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

in Beijing he competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 3rd in his heat behind Richard Thompson and Martial Mbandjock in a time of 10.32 seconds. He qualified for the second round in which he failed to qualify for the semi-finals as his time of 10.33 was the 7th time in his race, causing elimination. Together with

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, Emanuele di Gregorio and Jacques Riparelli he also competed at the 4x100 metres relay. In their qualification heat they were disqualified and eliminated for the further competition.

Personal life

He was engaged to the Bulgarian sprinter

Ivet Lalova Ivet Miroslavova Lalova-Collio ( bg, Ивет Мирославова Лалова-Колио; born 18 May 1984, in Sofia) is a Bulgarian athlete who specialises in the 100 metres and 200 metres sprint events. She is the 13th-fastest woman in t ...

, whom he met in Sofia. They married in September 2013.

Personal bests

*All information taken from IAAF profile.

Achievements

National titles

He won 7 national championships at individual senior level. * Italian Athletics Championships **

: 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010 *

Italian Indoor Athletics Championships The Italian Athletics Indoor Championships ( it, Italian Athletics Indoor Championships) are the national championships in athletics of the indoor events, organised every year by the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera from 1970 (first edit ...

** 60 metres: 2004, 2005, 2009

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Collio, Simone 1979 births Living people People from Cernusco sul Naviglio Italian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Italy Athletics competitors of Fiamme Gialle European Athletics Championships medalists Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2013 Mediterranean Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Italian Athletics Championships winners Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Milan