Vito Petrella
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| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 12, 1965 Gloucester, Great Britain |
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| Residence | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy |
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 400 metres | |||||||||||||||||||
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Vito Petrella (born 12 April 1965 in Gloucester, Great Britain) is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.
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Biography
He won four medals at the International athletics competitions, all with national relays team.[1] He has 20 caps in national team from 1986 to 19923.[2] In 1988, his magic year, Vito Petrella ran also in 46"37 indoor, he also obtained 10"8 on 100 metres and 21"39 on 200. In 1988, his magic year, Vito Petrella ran also in 46"37 indoor, he also obtained 10"8 on 100 metres and 21"39 on 200.
His personal best time is 46"15 seconds, achieved in August 1988 in Sestriere. However, his best outdoor performance was probably one month before in Turin when, although running in the first lane, he ran in 46"17 and won the 400 metres at Italian Championship for Clubs. He was trained by Graziano Della Valle in Pavia together with Tiziano Gemelli (46"31) and Marco Michieli (47"04), who belonged to the same sport club.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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| 1983 | Mediterranean Games | Latakia, Syria | 1st | 4x400 m relay | 3:05.29 | |
| 1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 4th | 4x400 m relay | ||
| 1988 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 5th | 400 m | [3] | |
| 1989 | European Indoor Championships | The Hague, Netherlands | 6th | 400 m | [4] | |
| 1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 4th | 4x400 m relay | ||
| 1991 | World Indoor Championships | Seville, Spain | 3rd | 4x400 m relay | 3:05.51 | |
| Summer Universiade | Sheffield, Great Britain | 3rd | 4x400 m relay | 3:07.54 | ||
| 1993 | Mediterranean Games | Narbonne, France | 3rd | 4x400 m relay | 3.05.11 |
National championships
He has won one time the individual national championship.[5]
- 1 win in the 400 metres indoor (1987)
See also
References
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- IAAF profile for Vito Petrella
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