Giuseppina Cirulli

Giuseppina Cirulli

Cirulli in 1978
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	9 March 1959 Rome, Italy
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	400 metres hurdles
Club	CUS Roma
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	400 m: 53.18 (1978) 400 m hs: 56.44 (1979)
Medal record Mediterranean Games Casablanca 1983 400 m hurdles Casablanca 1983 4x400 m relay Latakia 1987 4x400 m relay

Giuseppina Cirulli (born 9 March 1959 in Rome) is an Italian hurdler. She won three medals, to individual level, at the International athletics competitions.^[1]

Biography

She was semifinalist at 1982 European Athletics Championships in Athens, in the 400 m hurdles. At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, she reached the semi-finals of the 400 m hurdles. She also ran in the heats of the in 4 × 400 m relay, before being replaced by Marisa Masullo for the final.^[2] Her personal best, on 400 metres hurdles, is 56"44 set in 1984 in Catania. She has 47 caps in national team from 1975 to 1988.^[3]

Olympic results

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Notes
1984	Olympics Games	Los Angeles	heats#	4x400 metres relay	3:32.55
			SF	400 metres hurdles	56.45

• # - Italy went on to run 3:30.82 in the final.

National championships

Giuseppina Cirulli has won 13 times the individual national championship.^[4][5]

• 11 wins in the 400 metres hurdles (1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987)
• 1 win in the 400 metres indoor (1976)
• 1 win in the 800 metres indoor (1985)

See also

• Italy national relay team
• Italian all-time lists - 400 metres hurdles

References

1. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - DONNE" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
2. Olympic Games Los Angeles, July-August 1984 - Women's 4x400 metres relay
3. Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
4. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANE SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1923 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
5. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 29 November 2012.

External links

• Giuseppina Cirulli profile at IAAF
• Giuseppina Cirulli at Sports Reference