Vincenza Calì (born 15 October 1983) is an Italian former

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sprint athlete. She won three medals at the senior level with the national relay team at the

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Biography

She represented

Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics Italy competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, China. The country sent a delegation of 344 athletes to compete. Medalists , width="78%" align="left" valign="top" , , width="22%" align="left" valign="top" , Archery At the ...

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. She competed at the

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together with

Anita Pistone Anita Pistone (born 29 October 1976) is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Italy. Biography Pistone represented Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed second ...

Giulia Arcioni Giulia Arcioni (born 21 March 1986 in Rome) is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Italy. Biography Arcioni represented Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 4 × 100 metres relay toget ...

, and

Audrey Alloh Batafoé N’Gnoron Jeanne Audrey Larissa Alloh (born 21 July 1987) is a sprinter who competes internationally for Italy. Biography Alloh represented Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 4 × 100 metres relay toge ...

. In their first-round heat they were disqualified and eliminated from the final. She won two medals at the Mediterranean Games in

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. She has 11 caps in

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from 2001 to 2008. She was engaged to the

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goalkeeper,

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National records

* 4 × 100 metres relay: 43.04 (

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, 21 June 2008) - with

- current holder

National titles

Calì has won the individual

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7 times. *2 wins in the

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(2004, 2005) *2 wins in the

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400-metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slight ...

(2004, 2005, 2008) *1 win in the indoor

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(2008)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cali, Vincenza 1983 births Living people Italian female sprinters Olympic athletes for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes from Palermo Athletics competitors of Fiamme Azzurre Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Olympic female sprinters Italian Athletics Championships winners 21st-century Italian sportswomen

Biography

National records

National titles

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