Fabrizio Mori

Fabrizio Mori

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	28 June 1969 Livorno, Italy
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	400 metres hurdles
Club	G.S. Fiamme Gialle
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	400 m hs: 47.54 (2001)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Championships 1 1 0 European Championships 0 0 1 Mediterranean Games 0 1 1 European Cup 5 4 2 Military World Games 0 2 1 World Championships 1999 Seville 400 m hs 2001 Edmonton 400 m hs European Championships 1998 Budapest 400 m hs Mediterranean Games 1991 Athens 400 m hs 1997 Bari 4x400 m relay European Cup 1996 Madrid 400 m hs 1997 Munich 400 m hs 1999 Paris 400 m hs 2001 Bremen 400 m hs 2002 Annecy 400 m hs 1995 Villeneuve d'Ascq 4x400 m relay 1997 Munich 4x400 m relay 1998 St. Pertsburg 400 m hs 1998 St. Pertsburg 4x400 m relay 1991 Frankfurt 400 m hs 2000 Gateshead 400 m hs Military World Games 1995 Rome 400 m hs 1999 Zagreb 400 m hs 1995 Rome 4x400 m relay

Fabrizio Mori (born 28 June 1969 in Livorno) is an Italian hurdler, best known for his gold medal at the 1999 World Championships.

Biography

Fabrizio Mori won nineteen medals at the International athletics competitions, five of these with national relays team.^[1] He represented in the Golden Gala eight times between 1992 and 2002.^[2] His greatest success was in 1997 when he copped the gold medal, beating athletes such as Bryan Bronson, Stephane Diagana and Samuel Matete. In 2010 he was ranked 16th in the world along with Derrick Adkins of the USA with his 47.54 best time^[3] This also makes him the third fastest European ever^[4]

Mori announced his retirement from professional athletics in 2006 in front of the 2006 Winter Olympics crowd gathered in his homeland, Turin, Italy. His personal best over 400 metres hurdles, which is also an Italian record, is 47.54 seconds, achieved at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton. He participated at three editions of the Summer Olympics (1992, 1996, 2000), he has 32 caps in national team from 1988 to 2002.^[5]

National records

• 400 metres hurdles: 47.54 ( Edmonton, 10 August 2001) - current holder

Progression

He finished the season 11 times in world top 25, in 1999 he was World Leader.^[6]

Year	Time	Venue	Date	World Rank
2005	50.06	Turin	3 Jun
2003	50.18	Florence	21 Jun
2002	48.23	Rome	12 Jul	8th
2001	47.54	Edmonton	10 Aug	2nd
2000	48.40	Sydney	25 Sep	10th
1999	47.72	Sevilla	27 Aug	1st
1998	48.36	Rome	14 Jul	11th
1997	47.79	Munich	16 Aug	3rd
1996	48.33	Bologna	26 May	13th
1995	49.27	Cape Town	6 May
1994	49.24	Rome	8 Jun	19th
1993	49.23	Stuttgart	17 Aug	24th
1992	49.16	Barcelona	3 Aug	23rd
1991	48.92	Tokyo	25 Aug	11th
1990	52.00		1 Jan
1989	49.86	Catania	21 Jun
1988	51.46	Lloret de Mar	9 Jul
1987	52.55		1 Jan

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Italy
1988	World Junior Championships	Sudbury, Canada	14th (sf)	400m hurdles	54.54
			—	4×400m relay	DNF
1991	Mediterranean Games	Athens, Greece	2nd	400 metres hurdles	49.85
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	16th (sf)	400m hurdles	66.35
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	6th	400 metres hurdles	48.71
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	4th	400 metres hurdles	48.05
			7th	4x400 metres relay	3:01.52
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	3rd	400 metres hurdles	48.71
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	1st	400 metres hurdles	47.72
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	7th	400 metres hurdles	48.78 [7]
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	2nd	400 metres hurdles	47.54
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	4th	400 metres hurdles	49.05

National championships

He has won 3 times the individual national championship.^[8]

• 3 wins in the 400 metres hurdles (1989, 1991, 1996)

See also

• Italian records in athletics
• Italy national relay team
• Italian all-time top lists - 400 metres hurdles
• FIDAL Hall of Fame

References

1. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
2. Federazione Italiana Di Atletica Leggera. "Fabrizio Mori". Golden Gala. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
3. International Association of Athletics Federation. "400 Metres Hurdles All Time". Retrieved 19 April 2012.
4. European Athletics. "A champion remembers - Fabrizio Mori". Retrieved 19 April 2012.
5. Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
6. "Fanrizio Mori - Top 25 Lists". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
7. He ran in a better crono (48.40 his Season Best) in semi-final.
8. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 23 December 2012.

External links

• Fabrizio Mori profile at IAAF
• Fabrizio Mori at Sports Reference
• Athlete profile from site Track and Field Statistics